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The story of 17-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Over six turbulent months, she fills three diaries with sharply funny yet poignant entries and manages to find herself hopelessly in love. By the time she pens her final entry, she
… More »The story of 17-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Over six turbulent months, she fills three diaries with sharply funny yet poignant entries and manages to find herself hopelessly in love. By the time she pens her final entry, she has "captured the castle" and the heart of the reader.
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Add a CommentTerrific voice from the first line when Cassandra is sitting in the sink to the last line. Charming.
I can't point to anything particularly wrong with this book (although I was disappointed with the ending). However, it just didn't grab me. I found the narrator to be annoying in her misery rather than "dynamic" as the book reviews shared. Not terrible, but I was non-plussed.
Great read! Definitely recommend. The character Cassandra makes such a great narrator. When I read in the comments below that this book was written in the 30s, I could not believe it! It does not have that history old-language feel at all. A nice twist at the end too - did not see that coming! I also thoroughly enjoyed the love connections between the characters in the book.
What a delight! I find it hard to believe that this book was ever allowed to be out of print. Luckily there are no castles here or I might be tempted to go for a moonlight swim in a chilly moat with a pair of tempermental swans.
I have loved this book since I first read it when I was 16. I re-read it every few years. Utterly charming.
I am currently reading "The Reading Group", which cronicles the books and lives of a reading group. "I capture the Castle" is one of the books they read. Everyone loved it, and by the comments of readers here, I think I will also.
Just about my favorite book of all time. It's a deliciously old-fashioned, beautifully written coming-of-age story. And totally appeals to the incurable romantic, anglophile in me. And extra bonus...it's got the BEST first sentence of any book I've ever read! :)
I cannot believe this book was written in the thirties. It is so modern-feeling. Clever and fast-moving, especially for such a long book. My only complaint is that some of the incidents wrap up too quickly and too neatly. Life isn't that easy.
Pure delicious escapism! The movie does not do this book justice.