19.4k reviews for:

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

4.23 AVERAGE


4.5 stars
This was a reread of this book. I wouldn’t say it’s scary, but it does have a creepy undertone throughout. It is a fascinating book.
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

6*
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I remember being very creeped out by the movie version of this book when I was a kid, but realized I couldn't remember what actually happened, so I finally fixed that. It was still very creepy and heavy with some wild twists and remarkably likeable and unlikable characters. It does a great job of never letting you feel comfortable.
challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I did not find this romantic at all (idk why it was advertised as such) but aside from that excellent prose and an interesting introduction to gothic horror (imo). 

Was not a fan of the MC or Maxim,
I found him borderline abusive, manipulative, and very sexist; plus the MC’s nativity and willingness to quickly forgive didn’t help


The twists and plot devices were more concentrated towards the end, pacing was odd at times. Because she’s get into so much detail and inner voice that it drowned out other devices (imo). 

Would read for prose 
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes