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Graphic: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Dementia, Cultural appropriation
Minor: Infertility, Fire/Fire injury
It may have been the audio format, but was difficult at times to know when the narrator was imagining scenarios or if it was actually happening.
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Blood
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
"I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end."
WARNING: unpopular opinion ahead!!
I've been meaning to read Rebecca for years now, and after I saw one of my favorite books of 2023 The Hacienda being compared to this classic I decided to not wait any longer and finally pick it up. I had high hopes for this story, as I do love a good gothic thriller... But in the end I guess it wasn't ment to be. I know that the fact that I've been struggling with a reading slump might have been part of the problem, but I can't look past the fact that it took me eleven! days to finish reading a book that would usually only take me a day or two. I was warned of the slow start, and I definitely agree with that warning. I'm not sure if I would have continued reading if it hadn't known about the slow start, because the beginning is rather dull and tedious. Things do improve when the couple arrives at Manderley, and there are some clever twists and developments along the way. Sadly, I found the second Mrs. de Winter to be such a frustrating character to deal with though; having to spend so much time inside her head only made it more difficult to fight that slump and pick up my copy of Rebecca. The fact that she is basically a human doormat and lets everybody walk all over her became SO annoying, and she never fully redeemed herself for me. I did appreciate the descriptions of Manderley and the general gothic feel of the plot, but it wasn't enough to properly enjoy this story. I still might try a reread at some point to see just how big of a role the reading slump played when it comes to my reaction to this classic...
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury