I Capture the Castle vs The FitzOsbornes in exile: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Diary fiction, Diaries, Families, Young Adult, Fiction
I Capture the Castle
“I WRITE THIS sitting in the kitchen sink.”
Cassandra, the 17-year-old narrator, lives an eccentric existence in a crumbling castle in the English countryside in the 1930s. Her father is a former bestselling novelist now suffering from a chronic case of writer's…
1 film adaptation
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The FitzOsbornes in exile
In January 1937, as Sophia FitzOsborne continues to record in her journal, the members of Montmaray's royal family are living in luxurious exile in England but, even as they participate in the social whirl of London…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- I Capture the Castle has the widest readership — 12656 ratings behind its score.
- I Capture the Castle runs the darker storyline; The FitzOsbornes in exile stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| I Capture the Castle | The FitzOsbornes in exile | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (12656) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (147) | 4.1 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (145) | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| I Capture the Castle | The FitzOsbornes in exile | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12656 | 7 |
| Editions | 78 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 141163 | — |
| Reading it now | 12 | — |
| Written reviews | 12656 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4127 | — |
| Pages | 368 | 460 |