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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
So enchanting. I love Cassandra. No one writes characters like her anymore. Easily became one of my favorites.
Light and fluffy and simply delightful. There's nothing to learn here, other than how to write characters: This is the rare book where you feel as though everyone is living a life even when we don't see them; I can imagine the story told from at least eight different points of view. This is all the more remarkable because we only ever see a single first-person perspective; even [b:Wildbow|18713259|Worm|Wildbow|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519662877s/18713259.jpg|26574170] gets to use interludes.
The plot is ridiculous, a classic British farce, but I was still rooting for the happiness of every single person in these pages (I have a soft spot for stories without villains).
The plot is ridiculous, a classic British farce, but I was still rooting for the happiness of every single person in these pages (I have a soft spot for stories without villains).
A bittersweet coming-of-age novel that makes you long for English countryside just as the author did writing this.
emotional
funny
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a lot of fun to read and I was definitely hooked. The ending however was a bit dissatisfying. I would love to write a sequel to it someday, but I also admire the writer for leaving room for speculation. It’s frustrating, but inspiring. I think she crafts characters very well and knows how to get into the readers heart, as well as romanticizing some difficult/not ideal conditions. If you’re a hopeless romantic, you’ll enjoy the first 80%, hate the end, and maybe collab with me on the sequel;)
The Mortmains are an odd little bunch. Mr. Mortmain has fallen into a huge slump in his writing career even after years of his huge success in the novel 'Jacob's Ladder'. His two daughters, Rose and Cassandra are awfully of contrasting personalities but they are bound together with deep love for each other. Their eccentric stepmother Topaz is a little too much for Rose, but Cassandra doesn't mind her much. She writes and writes everything in her diary from her family to Stephen, the boy who stays with them and is deeply devoted to her.
The family lived in a crumbling house in the countryside of England. Their ordinary life were suddenly hugely impacted by the American brothers, Simon and Neill and their dominant figure of a mother who moved nearby and were the owners of their house. As Rose tries her best to capture the heart of Simon, the older brother in order to secure the future of her family, Cassandra can't help but sense the absurdity of it all. She believed that marriage should be based on the foundation of love. This difference between the two sisters has been stunningly expressed along with the happenings of the Mortmain family in the words of Cassandra Mortmain in "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith.
It's a heartwarming tale of love and family and moreover in a truly Catherine Morland style, we see her growing up from a naive young girl to a sensitive and mature young woman. Her charm is Austenesque and she's a heroine one can't help but fall for.
The family lived in a crumbling house in the countryside of England. Their ordinary life were suddenly hugely impacted by the American brothers, Simon and Neill and their dominant figure of a mother who moved nearby and were the owners of their house. As Rose tries her best to capture the heart of Simon, the older brother in order to secure the future of her family, Cassandra can't help but sense the absurdity of it all. She believed that marriage should be based on the foundation of love. This difference between the two sisters has been stunningly expressed along with the happenings of the Mortmain family in the words of Cassandra Mortmain in "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith.
It's a heartwarming tale of love and family and moreover in a truly Catherine Morland style, we see her growing up from a naive young girl to a sensitive and mature young woman. Her charm is Austenesque and she's a heroine one can't help but fall for.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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