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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

20 reviews

exlibrissum's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Incest, Cancer, and Terminal illness

damitajo's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer and Domestic abuse

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Incest, Violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, and Death of parent

juliaaaaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This is like a 20th century Gone Girl. Probably one of the first thrillers ever written. It’s dark, creepy, scary, tense, and the plot twists at the end are amazing. Definitely worth reading, but in the same way that a scary story around the campfire is worth hearing. Half the fun is in the terror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

iksme's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Omg this book was so dull, basically nothing happens for the first 11 hrs of the audiobook then it gets moderately interesting, it doesn't really kick off until the last two hours by which time you're just clinging on so you can say you've read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Body shaming, Body horror, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, Incest, and Pregnancy

lydiabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse

hamsterseiten's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The first thing to know about getting into du Maurier's Rebecca is that the tension she creates is unlike anything I've ever experienced before. You really feel like you're living out the events of the book with the characters in real time. 

The characters are all so messed up and maladnusted that you just don't know exactly what they're going to say or do. No one can truly be trusted; not even our dear, misbegotten narrator, whom we follow throughout.

The build up to each plot twist is harrowing. The anxiety in the characters and in the setting is palpable. The reason that u marked the book as a slow-paced read is because I often found myself slowing down or rereading passages to make sure I wasn't missing something potentially important. The action happens in fits and starts, keeping the reader on their toes. It is truly delightful and engaging read!

Additionally, Hitchcock's 1940 adaptation is incredibly faithful to the book, and I highly recommend it as well!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Incest, Terminal illness, and Gun violence

nickoliver's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The first half of the book drags a lot and is very uneventful and dare I say boring. I found especially the characters, particularly the main character, to be frustrating. She was very shy and easy to push around, so to read about her never standing up for herself was sometimes kind of a pain. However, in the second half, there was a plot twist - it wasn't the most unexpected one, but it did turn the story around a bit and made it more intriguing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

More details to the CW: incest: it's between two cousins, and it's not really seen as something scandalous, so it might've been normal back then suicide: a character is implied to have killed themself, but as a reader, you know that's not true Also CW for casual racism (a character does blackface, for example), murder, and drowning and hanging (both of these two only talked about)

inkdrinkermal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow, the slow burn of this. 
I wanted the protagonist to stand up for herself, but she didn't until it was basically too late. 
The twists! The turns! The ending being SO ABRUPT. I devoured this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness