I Capture the Castle vs The Dutch House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poverty, Families, 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
vs
The Dutch House
A HOUSE FORMERLY OWNED BY A WEALTHY COUPLE IS PASSED DOWN TO A NEWLY RICH BUSINESSMAN AND HIS CHILDREN. HOW THE HOUSE OWNERSHIP MOVES THROUGH TIME.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Dutch House highest: The Dutch House 4.5 · I Capture the Castle 4.0.
- I Capture the Castle has the widest readership — 12656 ratings behind its score.
- I Capture the Castle runs the darker storyline; The Dutch House stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Dutch House
4.5 vs 4.0 from readers
New to the genre?
The Dutch House
Light vs Moderate for I Capture the Castle
In the mood for something dark?
I Capture the Castle
a darker storyline than The Dutch House
Want something lighter?
The Dutch House
an easier tone than I Capture the Castle
Scores by source
| I Capture the Castle | The Dutch House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (12656) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (147) | 4.1 (396) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (145) | 4.5 (6268) |
Reception
| I Capture the Castle | The Dutch House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12656 | 6268 |
| Editions | 78 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 141163 | — |
| Reading it now | 12 | — |
| Written reviews | 12656 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4127 | 9759 |
| Pages | 368 | 352 |