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I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
True Rating: 4/5 Stars
Like many classics I've picked up, I had no true idea what to expect going into this. I had what the synopsis told me and the knowledge that many other people loved it, but not much else. I'm happy to say that this is one classic I definitely enjoyed and will read again.
"I Capture the Castle" is a mix of character study, a come-of-age story, and a love story to a country the author obviously missed. Dodie Smith wrote this while living in California with her husband, after they left England because he objected to the war, and you can see Smith's love for her home country in the detailed and provocatively atmosphere descriptions of Cassandra's home. I would recommend this as a must-read for any lover of the English countryside, or fans of the descriptions in L.M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables."
The actual plot is endearing, and something readers of almost any age will be able to relate to. It's almost magic how the reader's feelings about the characters grow and change during the course of the novel. Every character is flawed, even our narrator, and aren't entirely likeable -which makes them very realistic, even when events in the story aren't. The ending of the novel is also perfectly flawed, something I appreciate; I think if it had ended any other way, the story wouldn't be as strong.
This has instantly become one of my favorite classics, and I can definitely see myself reading it every summer.
Like many classics I've picked up, I had no true idea what to expect going into this. I had what the synopsis told me and the knowledge that many other people loved it, but not much else. I'm happy to say that this is one classic I definitely enjoyed and will read again.
"I Capture the Castle" is a mix of character study, a come-of-age story, and a love story to a country the author obviously missed. Dodie Smith wrote this while living in California with her husband, after they left England because he objected to the war, and you can see Smith's love for her home country in the detailed and provocatively atmosphere descriptions of Cassandra's home. I would recommend this as a must-read for any lover of the English countryside, or fans of the descriptions in L.M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables."
The actual plot is endearing, and something readers of almost any age will be able to relate to. It's almost magic how the reader's feelings about the characters grow and change during the course of the novel. Every character is flawed, even our narrator, and aren't entirely likeable -which makes them very realistic, even when events in the story aren't. The ending of the novel is also perfectly flawed, something I appreciate; I think if it had ended any other way, the story wouldn't be as strong.
This has instantly become one of my favorite classics, and I can definitely see myself reading it every summer.