Book · 1948 · Fiction
I Capture the Castle
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I think possibly my all-time favorite is Dodie Smith's ey capture the castle a Coming of Age novel I think it turned 75 this year and it's told through diary entries.
The best things said about it
I'm going to say I capture the castle by Jodie Smith which is this amazing 1948 British Coming of Age novel about a 17-year-old girl in 1934 who's growing up in a dilapidated castle with her sister her stepmother and her father.
Why people recommend it
I Capture the Castle is a beloved 1948 coming-of-age novel by Dodie Smith that follows a seventeen-year-old girl named Cassandra Mortmain as she chronicles her eccentric family's impoverished life in a dilapidated English castle through her diary entries. On The Book Review podcast in July 2024, during the episodes "The Listeners’ Episode: Editors and Critics Answer Your Questions" and "What We're Reading," Elisabeth Egan and Tina Jordan both highlighted the enduring charm of Smith's classic work. Elisabeth Egan recommended the novel as an amazing coming-of-age story that captures the unique atmosphere of 1934 Britain. Meanwhile, Tina Jordan named the book as her all-time favorite, noting that the novel celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary and praising its unique epistolary format told entirely through diary entries. Both speakers emphasized the special place the book holds in their literary lives, showcasing its continued resonance as a timeless exploration of youth, family dynamics, and artistic ambition in a wonderfully eccentric setting.
Every mention
Elisabeth Egan I'm going to say I capture the castle by Jodie Smith which is this amazing 1948 British Coming of Age novel… 1
“I'm going to say I capture the castle by Jodie Smith which is this amazing 1948 British Coming of Age novel about a 17-year-old girl in 1934 who's growing up in a dilapidated castle with her sister her stepmother and her father”
Tina Jordan I think possibly my all-time favorite is Dodie Smith's ey capture the castle a Coming of Age novel I think… 1
“I think possibly my all-time favorite is Dodie Smith's ey capture the castle a Coming of Age novel I think it turned 75 this year and it's told through diary entries”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“the woman who wrote 101 Dalmatians and I captured the castle”