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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

66 reviews

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Death, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gun violence

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

So so good! It's best to go into the book knowing as little as possible, that'll help with the mysterious and thrilling feelings. In the British aristocracy everything is fine on the surface level, but if you keep peeling the onion, sooner or later it may even make you shed a tear or two. The psychological aspects of the late wife's shadow, Mrs. fucking Danvers and borderline grooming really made me feel on edge.

I KNEW THAT MANDERLEY WAS GOING TO BURN AT SOME POINT (hope mrs danvers went with the house) 

i'd also like to know why it is so hard not to bang your cousin

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Murder, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Cancer, Suicide, and Incest

poubelleboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Grief, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Fatphobia, Death, Ableism, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer and Infertility

marissasa's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This gothic classic had all the unsettling, ghostly vibes that I expected. The way that everything was setup and written, from the hauntingly beautiful descriptions of Manderley to the growing unease and madness of our unnamed main character and narrator, kept me engrossed and invested in this story from start to end. Despite being slow-paced and largely character-focused, I somehow enjoyed the super detailed descriptions and imagery paired with the racing inner thoughts of the second Mrs. de Winter. It was fascinating to me that the big reveal came around the middle of the book and not the end, as we got to watch everything we thought we knew about different characters and events unfold into the truth throughout the remainder of the story. I enjoyed that not everything was clearly laid out and that certain aspects of the central conflict, especially regarding character's relationships to each other and the extents of their knowledge of the truth, were kept vague for the mystery of it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

drmblu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Racism

below_average_baker's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Like other DDM books, this was very gripping, although there were definitely some slow sections that dragged a bit. Also like her other books, none of the characters were particularly likeable but were interesting to read about. Honestly if they all just communicated with each other properly, none of it would ever have happened!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Ableism, and Gun violence

Minor: Death and Violence

clairew97's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Infidelity, Infertility, Cancer, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

catandherbooks'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

Minor: Terminal illness and Cancer

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

DISCLAIMER -  I read this text as a set text for university meaning I did not pick this up for myself. It does not fit my usual reading selection so my review may be rather biased. 

I read this thinking it was a full version of Rebecca when actually it was an abridged version. It was fast paced due to the plot being shoehorned together and I did enjoy it.

Despite this though it did not have the original author’s writing style and after having read the true, full version of Rebecca, I do enjoy that more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

adrienneturner's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Many things in this book didn't age well--the love story just left me asking "why?" and the portrayal of an intellectually disabled character just reads as insulting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Murder, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, Cancer, Infidelity, and Suicide