Rebecca is dumber than Jane Eyre, to which it's an homage, but a lot more fun. So pick your poison.Du Maurier's characters aren't as good as Charlotte Bronte's. Why does our unnamed heroine love Maxim? Well, because she's pathetic, really. And why does he love her? The same reason. She doesn't pose ...
I saw the 1940 movie before I read the book, and was a little bemused at how implausible was its late plot development. Then I read the book and discovered that they had changed it for the movie. Not surprising, considering the controversial nature of this development. Even today there is a sense of...
Rating: 4.5 of 5 What's the new wife's name? I don't think I missed it, so maybe part of the story's mystery. Well-written intro / set up, especially to Manderley (ominous), and I could see Mrs. Danvers instantly. Du Maurier wrote the "second Mrs. de Winter" quite passive thus far - like Jane Eyre...
4.5 starsIt took me a very long time to get into this story. I am pretty sure is was not the audio version - that was excellent. (Anna Massey does an amazing job narrating and I will be looking for additional books she narrates.) I simply just could not get into it. It was not bad, but I had not ...
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. The atmosphere she creates with her words, and a character she never names yet who carries the whole story on her shoulders - brilliant. I went to a second-hand bookstore and bought almost all of du Maurier's other books after reading just this one.
One of my favorite things is a truly well written story and I have to say that Rebecca is definitely one of those. This is a story where really not a lot happens but yet everything happens. This story is a mystery, it begins with a young girl who is a companion to an older lady. One day the young gi...
Ugh, this is one of those that I like a whole lot, but not quite REALLY like... so 3.5, rounded up for being a classic and making me angry.Rebecca - I read this book, years ago, as a wee child, but I have never re-read it, despite the fact that the movie is one of my very favorites. I’m glad I did ...
This is such an enthralling novel that leads the reader with relish towards impending doom. So much about this book is perfect - the tone and atmosphere, the pacing, the narrator's voice. It all adds up to a completely satisfying read with one of the best endings I've encountered. It all seems so ...
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