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I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
A really long but enjoyable book.
3.5
I was reading the bits at the back about how the story will be received differently by different people, depending on what they each bring to the table as readers. It got me thinking.... I don’t think I liked any of the characters I was supposed to like.
- Cassandra read more like a 12 year old than an 18 year old. She was frustratingly naïve.
- Rose was absolutely vapid and detestable. I disliked her the most.
- I didn’t like Stephen. I got really creepy vibes from him. He seemed like a bit of a simpleton yet was also strangely predatory. There was something a bit too intense about him.
- Neil was more interesting than Simon.
- Leda Fox-Cotton: yuck!
- Cassandra’s father was infuriating. He was so lazy and (to steal from the discussion questions at the back) I don’t think he was a “genius”. I think he was a one-hit wonder. HIs children and wife suffered as a direct result of his arrogance.
- I really liked Topaz! She was such a breath of fresh air. She wasn’t a parent figure but more like an older sister.
- I didn’t understand why Cassandra was enamoured with Simon. I can only assume it was puppy-love infatuation. I was really pleased with the ending of that storyline.
- Thomas was far more endearing and interesting than his sisters.
- I adored the dog.
I was considering it’s length as I read it... I am not sure it would have appealed to me as a teenager given its length and meandering pace though.
3.5
I was reading the bits at the back about how the story will be received differently by different people, depending on what they each bring to the table as readers. It got me thinking.... I don’t think I liked any of the characters I was supposed to like.
- Cassandra read more like a 12 year old than an 18 year old. She was frustratingly naïve.
- Rose was absolutely vapid and detestable. I disliked her the most.
- I didn’t like Stephen. I got really creepy vibes from him. He seemed like a bit of a simpleton yet was also strangely predatory. There was something a bit too intense about him.
- Neil was more interesting than Simon.
- Leda Fox-Cotton: yuck!
- Cassandra’s father was infuriating. He was so lazy and (to steal from the discussion questions at the back) I don’t think he was a “genius”. I think he was a one-hit wonder. HIs children and wife suffered as a direct result of his arrogance.
- I really liked Topaz! She was such a breath of fresh air. She wasn’t a parent figure but more like an older sister.
- I didn’t understand why Cassandra was enamoured with Simon. I can only assume it was puppy-love infatuation. I was really pleased with the ending of that storyline.
- Thomas was far more endearing and interesting than his sisters.
- I adored the dog.
I was considering it’s length as I read it... I am not sure it would have appealed to me as a teenager given its length and meandering pace though.