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May 2011: An Object of Beauty (warning: spoilers!)
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By Liesl · 10 posts · 24 views
last updated May 16, 2012 07:46AM
November 2011: I Capture the Castle (warning: spoilers!)
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By Liesl · 7 posts · 11 views
last updated Dec 02, 2011 07:08AM
What Members Thought
Reading for the first time, how is that possible?
This was a delightful read, why had I never read it before indeed? It's just my kind of wacky family in a ruined old castle kind of book. But speaking of, why wasn't there more fury about the Montmaray books (well, the first one) being basically a slightly altered version of this book?? I saw stuff about how if you liked this you should read those, but wow it was basically almost fan fiction with names changed. Anyway, glad I finally read it. ...more
This was a delightful read, why had I never read it before indeed? It's just my kind of wacky family in a ruined old castle kind of book. But speaking of, why wasn't there more fury about the Montmaray books (well, the first one) being basically a slightly altered version of this book?? I saw stuff about how if you liked this you should read those, but wow it was basically almost fan fiction with names changed. Anyway, glad I finally read it. ...more
I found this to be a charming, delightful coming of age story featuring winsome narration and memorable characters. The vivid descriptions of the English countryside and the castle home of the Mortmains were very enjoyable. I appreciated how I went into reading this relatively blind with regard to the overall story and therefore was able to be surprised often at the unpredictability of the plot. I do wish that the ending hadn't been quite so bittersweet and that James Mortmain had been given som
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How have I never read this book before? It was witty and and inviting, and Cassandra was probably one of the most charming narrators I've read in a while. I wish I'd known about I Capture the Castle when I was in junior high because I would've adored it.
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Wonderful. I'll be re-reading for the Snarkfest book club in November 2011.
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Charmed my socks off. An great read with a delightful narrator.
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Aug 17, 2012
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
