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Jamaicakroen

Daphne du Maurier

3.81 AVERAGE

wyin329's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

gwyneira's review against another edition

3.0

Jamaica Inn is a dark, grim, yet exciting Gothic; after [b:Rebecca|12873|Rebecca|Daphne du Maurier|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41fk%2Bm1sCCL._SL75_.jpg|46663], it's one of du Maurier's best-known books. (I thought I hadn't read it before, but after the ease which with I guessed most of the plot, I think I probably have, years ago.) After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle, who keep Jamaica Inn, avoided by respectable travelers and shadowed in mystery. When Mary discovers the awful doings of her uncle and his band of followers, she is torn between trying to end their activities and protecting her sad, nervous aunt.

As I said, I guessed most of the plot fairly quickly, but du Maurier's tense pacing managed to keep me in suspense most of the time anyway. I liked the plucky, intelligent heroine and thought the other characterizations were well-done, particularly of Mary's brutal uncle. I wasn't entirely convinced by the romance, but overall, the book worked for me quite well; I was particularly struck by du Maurier's vivid sense of place, of the gloomy moors and the wild sea coast.