Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle
I read this blog post recently (about the difficulties of translating the title of this book), which made me want to reread it, since it’s been a long time. And it’s basically as enjoyable as I remembered, told as the journal of a teenage girl living in 1930s England in a decrepit castle in genteel poverty, with her eccentric family, and what happens when the new young heir comes to live nearby. Lots of very funny parts, but also lots of dated language and very hilariously dated discussions of psychology (the book was written in the late 40s). I found the teen romantic angst a little more tiresome this time, but still like this book a lot.
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