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I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith's novel I Capture the Castle is a journey through the mind of a young writer as she attempts to chronicle her daily life. Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain has recently learned to speed-write, and she decides to work on her writing skills by describing the actions and conversations of those around her.
Cassandra lives in a fourteenth-century English castle with an interesting cast of characters: her beautiful older sister, Rose; her rather unsociable author father and his second wife, artist-model Topaz; Stephen, the garden boy; a cat and a bull terrier; and sometimes her brother Thomas when he is home from school. One fateful day they make the acquaintance of the Cotton family, including the two sons, and a web of tangled relationships ensues.
While I definitely recommend this book to other readers, I would recommend it to older teenagers, mainly because it will resonate better with them. The writing is tame enough that younger teens could also read it, but most of the characters are adults or on the verge of adulthood. Older readers would take the most from it since they can not only relate, but they may also better pick up on and appreciate Cassandra's sometimes subtle humor.
Over the course of the novel, Cassandra undergoes a definite transformation from child to mature young adult, even though it's only over the course of several months. I love that I could see into her mindset and read exactly what she was feeling when she thought out situations. Her thoughts flowed well and moved the book along very quickly.
Cassandra's narrative voice is wonderful. She is serious at times, but also very witty, which makes for an engaging read. It feels absolutely real, as though I'm reading someone's actual journal. Sometimes I forget that I am reading a story and not a real-life account. Her emotions and the dialogue are so genuine, and they are spot-on for a seventeen-year-old girl in her situation.
Cassandra has many wonderful insights on life, on topics ranging from writing to faith to matters of the heart. I personally have had some of the same thoughts as Cassandra, except Ms. Smith was able to put them into words.
Capture the Castle should be essential reading for aspiring writers, those looking for historical fiction or romance, or anyone who loves reading amazing classic books. Dodie Smith is an exceptional writer, and I Capture the Castle is a book that will never become obsolete.
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MY FAVORITE BOOK
MY favorite book is Heidi. Heidi is an amusing story of a little girl and her life in alps. Johanna Spyri s the author of Heidi published in japan in 1962.
At first glance, Heidi is certainly an emotional story dealing with fears and the anxiety of a child to be without parents and to be displaced. But later on we see that a child moves the world and its surroundings.
The orphan child Heidi first lives with her aunt Dete but Dete would like to focus on her career. So she brings Heidi to her grandfather an odd old man( Uncle Alm). Uncle Alm is kind hearted but mistrusts anyone & wants to keep the child from all evils of the world. So he refuses to send her to school; instead she goes to pasture with a shepherd boy, Peter. This finds a sudden end when aunt Dete comes and brings Heidi to Frankfurt to stay with a rich family and learn something. But Heidi becomes homesick & she is being sent back to her home.
Heidi speaks to us with a voice of love and we shouldn't be tire listening to her. Heidi seems to be loved as a child of nature, a symbol for romanticism and lost innocence. Johanna Spyri wants to empower people to accept to new challenges while keeping a good heart as Heidi, who is able to read stories to Peter's blind grandmother and even moves her unsociable grandfather to return into the village community.
Story of Heidi tries to give orientation in a world shaken by a rapid social change, a world in disorder that makes people fell insecure and this is exactly what makes the story attractive today in view of neoliberalism and globalization.
This is my Favorite book.