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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
THIS IS SO GOOD. HOW HAVE I NEVER READ THIS BEFORE. WHAT. WHAT EVEN. BRB READING EVERYTHING BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER IMMEDIATELY.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I didn't know what it was to read a novel and imagine myself as the protagonist until I came across Mary Yellan.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. But the inn is a menacing place, Mary is friendless, and her uncle has a deadly secret.
I quite enjoyed this book. In a lot of way it was an easier read than [b:Rebecca|17899948|Rebecca|Daphne du Maurier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386605169l/17899948._SX50_.jpg|46663], more streamlined. Mary Yellan is a strong-willed and likable character, and the most of the others were vibrant as well. I did think Jem was a touch flat though. I did guess fairly early on what was going to happen in the story, but the author's writing is so lovely and atmospheric that I didn't mind, and instead became invested in how the discoveries would play out.
I quite enjoyed this book. In a lot of way it was an easier read than [b:Rebecca|17899948|Rebecca|Daphne du Maurier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386605169l/17899948._SX50_.jpg|46663], more streamlined. Mary Yellan is a strong-willed and likable character, and the most of the others were vibrant as well. I did think Jem was a touch flat though. I did guess fairly early on what was going to happen in the story, but the author's writing is so lovely and atmospheric that I didn't mind, and instead became invested in how the discoveries would play out.
Read in May, reviewed here: https://hollograms.blogspot.com/2020/05/books-read-in-may-2020.html
One of these rare occasions where I prefer the series to the book.
Another classic in the bag. There is nothing I love more than a good old fashioned gothic tale. Jamaica Inn gives you all of those things. It felt very much like a mixture of Brontë and Collins. The mystery of Collins Lady in White and Bronte’s Jane Eyre (a personal favorite). The mysterious, dark inn, the moors, the heather the crashing sea all things I love.
This is my second Daphne Du Maurier novel after Rebecca and I must say she was quite ahead of her time. This was written in 1935, and had a woman ahead of her time, strong, independent and needing no husband to help and keep her. And not to spoil but there were many instances of progressive thought throughout the novel.
I didn’t realize this an old film directed by Alfred Hitchcock who also directed another one of her stories, The Birds. Will be checking that out soon.
This is my second Daphne Du Maurier novel after Rebecca and I must say she was quite ahead of her time. This was written in 1935, and had a woman ahead of her time, strong, independent and needing no husband to help and keep her. And not to spoil but there were many instances of progressive thought throughout the novel.
I didn’t realize this an old film directed by Alfred Hitchcock who also directed another one of her stories, The Birds. Will be checking that out soon.
A ripping yarn, and the description of the moors and their bleak and unearthly menace is powerul.