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happylilkt's review against another edition
2.0
This came highly recommended, but there must be something broken in me because I almost never like popular coming of age novels unless they are at least 100 years old. Is it because I was born an old woman? Probably.
Evidence:
Other coming of age novels I DO NOT like:
[b:A Tree Grows in Brooklyn|14891|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn|Betty Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327883484l/14891._SY75_.jpg|833257] by Betty Smith
[b:How Green Was My Valley|40496|How Green Was My Valley|Richard Llewellyn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440708862l/40496._SY75_.jpg|2329482] by Richard Llewellyn
Coming of age novels I DO like:
[b:The Secret Garden|2998|The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327873635l/2998._SY75_.jpg|3186437] by Frances Hodgson Burnett
[b:Up a Road Slowly|65954|Up a Road Slowly|Irene Hunt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390965383l/65954._SY75_.jpg|63954] by Irene Hunt (a rare exception to the 100 year rule)
[b:Little Women|1934|Little Women|Louisa May Alcott|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562690475l/1934._SY75_.jpg|3244642] by Louisa May Alcott
[b:An Old-Fashioned Girl|246546|An Old-Fashioned Girl|Louisa May Alcott|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347469119l/246546._SY75_.jpg|3719102] by Louisa May Alcott
[b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390789015l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264] by L. M. Montgomery
Evidence:
Other coming of age novels I DO NOT like:
[b:A Tree Grows in Brooklyn|14891|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn|Betty Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327883484l/14891._SY75_.jpg|833257] by Betty Smith
[b:How Green Was My Valley|40496|How Green Was My Valley|Richard Llewellyn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440708862l/40496._SY75_.jpg|2329482] by Richard Llewellyn
Coming of age novels I DO like:
[b:The Secret Garden|2998|The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327873635l/2998._SY75_.jpg|3186437] by Frances Hodgson Burnett
[b:Up a Road Slowly|65954|Up a Road Slowly|Irene Hunt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390965383l/65954._SY75_.jpg|63954] by Irene Hunt (a rare exception to the 100 year rule)
[b:Little Women|1934|Little Women|Louisa May Alcott|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562690475l/1934._SY75_.jpg|3244642] by Louisa May Alcott
[b:An Old-Fashioned Girl|246546|An Old-Fashioned Girl|Louisa May Alcott|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347469119l/246546._SY75_.jpg|3719102] by Louisa May Alcott
[b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390789015l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264] by L. M. Montgomery
mrsguin's review
5.0
I am not sure how to write a review for this wonderful novel, so I will take a cue from its narrator Cassandra and think it over before I put it in writing. However, I can highly recommend this to lovers of Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters!
sjbloomstone's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
dejaentendu's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
mrs_hk's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
amy_macbeth_aotearoa's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
fiona_may333's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
terraturtles's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
javinki_'s review
4.0
Another book which I've owned for yeeeaaars, but never read until now. As everyone else has already said, 'I Capture the Castle' is an utterly charming coming-of-age novel in the vein of the Brontes / Austen / usual suspects, with a thoughtful and endearingly ("consciously") naive 17-year-old narrator bringing the houses and dramas and humans that inhabit her world to life through journal-style prose. The narrative started to get a little too neat for my liking towards the end, but that didn't ruin the book by any stretch. By that point I was fully invested in a story which, on paper (lol), should've bored my tits off. The sign of a good book, huh?
That said, there's nothing quite as off-putting in a book as a quote on the back from JK Rowling, so I've sharpied her name off my copy - censorship rulez OK :)
That said, there's nothing quite as off-putting in a book as a quote on the back from JK Rowling, so I've sharpied her name off my copy - censorship rulez OK :)