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cassiealexandra's review against another edition
4.5
The bottom line: This is the perfect blend of suspense, romance, and classic genres with a deep dive into a narrator’s head, gothic elements, whispers of a mysterious past, and a haunting and beautiful English estate setting.
— NOTES —
Genres: classic, gothic, suspense, romance
POV: 1st-person, singular
Content: death, toxic relationship, ɹǝɔuɐɔ ʻʇsǝɔuᴉ
Romance: kissing only
— MY RATING CONSIDERATIONS —
(all out of 5)
Pace: 4
Enjoyment: 5
Craft: 4
My Gut Feeling: 5
Total Stars: 4.5
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Incest, Toxic relationship, and Murder
elizabeth_henry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Gaslighting
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
default's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Murder
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Incest
loudes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Cancer, Incest, and Terminal illness
nothing graphic at all, evenarayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Cultural appropriation
areen's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, and Sexism
lauramcc7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
yvo_about_books's review
3.0
"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, and Classism
aude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Cancer, Incest, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation