Mrs. DeWinter #2 meets Maxim DeWinter while travelling as a companion along the south coast of France. 20 years her senior and apparently a man of ready means, he fairly easily proceeds to sweep her off her feet, marries her and takes her back to Manderley, where he installs her with little preparat...
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. I decided to re-read Rebecca a couple of months ago, I started the books…and then other books managed to get in the way. But I decided to finish the book a couple of days ago. I have also must I point out I have seen the movie version, I have also ...
I'm not even fully sure how a feel about this book. It's very mixed emotions for me. I both loved and was completely frustrated with the main character. The story over all was great. My only main problem was I skimmed through quite a bit of the descriptions. Paragraphs and paragraphs of flower descr...
The much acclaimed Rebecca did not impress me at all. I think my expectation from this book were really high which led me to just ‘like it’ after reading, not ‘really like it’! The story told by nameless narrator (though she had a very interesting name as told by Maxim but sad we never came across) ...
Gods, I'd forgotten how good this book is. I read it some time ago, having discovered it in a forgotten corner of a second-hand bookshop (where quite a few of my favourite books have been found), and I do remember saying to someone at the time that it was "a new favourite". But after that I forgot i...
Summer is finally underway, and another year of high school is behind me. Of course that equates to summer reading! My reading list for my British Literature course next year is rather lengthy, so I've decided to get a head start on my summer reading books this year. I chose to read Rebecca first, s...
This is one of the rare works where a murderer got away with it. well, sort of. I mean the mental-damage Maxim and his very young stupid second wife encountered with, all through the book. And of course, Rebecca hesrelf, A Judas in a woman's skin. LOL!
So, most of my friends love this book. Naturally, I wanted to as well. I blame the herd mentality. Baaah. Did I love this book? At times, yes. Did I also loathe this book? At times, yes. It’s made deciding on a rating a much more daunting task than I normally face. After reflecting on it for some ti...
Initial reaction: I loved this book even years after reading it for the first time. I think Daphne du Maurier had such a strong construction with respect to the characters, sense of place, foreboding atmosphere, and symbolic texture of this entire narrative. Beautifully written.Full review:"They mak...
I had been wanting to read this book for a little while now so when I saw it on NetGalley I requested it right away. I am really glad that I requested it because it was filled with great imagery, tension throughout that had my heart beating just a bit faster, complex characters, and great writing. ...
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