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The Birds by Daphne du Maurier

8 reviews

cherubpunque's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

Spooky! The only thing I would really change is just that I wish it were longer. I listened to the BBC's rendition and they did an excellent job at portraying the atmosphere, the tense family discussions, and the general confusion and distress the situation at hand caused. Excellent story all around, the subtle things and the foreshadowing were all wonderful and despair inducing. 

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e_r_q's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

An utterly bleak and tense story about the unforgiving forces of nature, told through Daphne du Maurier's captivatingly atmospheric writing.

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avasbookmark's review against another edition

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

4.0


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ashleycmms's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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minariffo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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jessreadsthings's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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h_cornwell's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

I read this for my adaptations module. Don't judge it by the Hitchcock film, it's only very loosely based on this short story which is much better. 

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mariebrunelm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Well, that is one unsettling story. I was looking for a short story to read with one of my English student after Roald Dalh's Lamb to the Slaughter (a great one) and remembered that Du Maurier's piece had inspired Hitchcock's movie (which I watched a long time ago). Her writing is to-the-point, which is nice for people who aren't perfectly fluent in English, but it has that eery atmosphere that makes the skin crawl. From what I remember, the movie is quite different in terms of characters and pacing. The short story starts really fast with horrifying images, but it manages to keep the tension until the end and I highly recommend it. 

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