Famous lines from a famous book

"I write this sitting in the kitchen sink"
this line is from the novel " I capture the Castle" which was published in 1998 by the author Dodie Smith who lived from 1896 to 1990. This author is also known for other works including " The hundred and one Dalmatians" and "the Starlight Barking".

I capture the castle is about a seventeen year old girl named Cassandra. she lives in poverty inside the castle walls and the book goes through her, writing in her diary, many interesting funny entries which talk about her first true love and how things change within the walls.

What many critics didn't like about the book is that it was more for the younger adults rather than the older. the speaker in the story is too young to realize the trouble shes in and it often made the older readers worry for her and sometimes even fall out of the story.

Personally i would like to read this book just because I'm really into the old time stories and castles. i love reading about someones life in a castle and often find myself writing things about medieval times and dragons. i may not like it though because of what many reviewers said, she is too young to understand the trouble she gets into.

"Columbus too thought he was a flop, probably, when they sent him back in chains. which didn't prove there was no America."

This line is fromt he novel "The Adventures of Augie March", which was publiched in the year 1953 by the author Saul Bellow who lived from 1915 to 2005. This author is also known for other works, including "Herzog" and "The Actual".

The book "The Adventures of Augie March" is about a young boy who grows up in the great depression. this book follows him from a child to manhood. it also explains many of the stuggles he faced and his working life.

What many critics like about the book most is how it ended. they really enjoyed how it did not really have a definite ending. with him finding himself or not finding himself but really left both options open and plausable. This left the readers wondering and kept them thinking about the book.

I personally dont think i would want to read this book. i do not really enjoy reading books from a guys point of view. i have a harder time trying to relate to the story when there is a male speaker. I do believe though that it would be a great book choice for a young man interested in history.