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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Oh Mary - that made for a disappointing last 2 pages! I thought you were so headstrong and independent...I'm all for free choice, but that felt a little forced.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
3.5 stars.
Ranking this 3rd on the 'Favorite Novels bu Du Maurier' list after Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel. However this one scores points for having the most likable female protagonist.
Ranking this 3rd on the 'Favorite Novels bu Du Maurier' list after Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel. However this one scores points for having the most likable female protagonist.
A good enough read, however some of the detailed descriptions were tedious and long winded.
adventurous
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
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Daphne du Marier terrifies me.
The predictable ending just makes it all the more creepy and edge-of-your-seat; it's like waiting for a song to drop-you know it's going to happen, but you need to hear it anyway.
(I listened to the audiobook read by Barbara Rosenblat.)
I hated the use of the evil albino man stereotype.
I also wish that Mary hadn't jumped straight into a presumably abusive relationship. If a man warns you how terrible a partner they'll be, believe them.
The predictable ending just makes it all the more creepy and edge-of-your-seat; it's like waiting for a song to drop-you know it's going to happen, but you need to hear it anyway.
(I listened to the audiobook read by Barbara Rosenblat.)
I also wish that Mary hadn't jumped straight into a presumably abusive relationship. If a man warns you how terrible a partner they'll be, believe them.
I struggled with this one a lot in the beginning and almost DNF-ed it. The premise of it sounded so intriguing and yet I was almost bored in the first few chapters. I pushed through and found Mary kind of irritating and making all sorts of bad, stupid decisions. I continued to push through and was rewarded with a good last 40 percent of the book. Du Maurier's writing is great and atmospheric, but here it just didn't work as well for me as it has in her other books and short stories I've read. I also HATED Jem and didn't see the appeal to him at all. Maybe I would've liked him better when I was younger but now I just shake my head at him and the things he would say to Mary.
Mary promises her mother on her death bed that she will go stay with her Aunt Patience after she is gone. When Mary heads out to Jamaica Inn, where her aunt and uncle reside, several try and talk her out of going there. She refuses to listen to them, and continues to make her way to the inn. But when she gets there, she finds that things are not as they seem. Her aunt has changed from a wonderful, vivacious woman, to a nervous wreck. Her uncle strong arms anyone to comes across him, and he warns her against meddling in his business. As time passes, Mary catches wind of the activities that are occurring, and she is determined to bring her uncle down. When she meets his brother, she is not sure whether she can trust him or if he is mixed up in the same business as his brother. There is one person she feels she can trust, and that is the vicar from Altarnun. She has bared her soul to him several times, and she feels that she can rely on him.
When her uncle drags her along on one of his "missions" she sees the awful truth for herself, the truth that he had only spoken about in his drunken rants. All it does is strengthen her resolve to bring him down and get her aunt as far from Jamaica Inn as she can.
But things do not go as she planned, her uncle seems to be two steps ahead of everyone and its not looking like her aunt will ever leave the Inn...
This was an awesome read, and I enjoyed every page of it! I was not ready for it to be over, but enjoyed the way that the author wrapped up the ending. If you are looking for a quick and fun read, this is it! Daphne du Maurier never disappoints!
When her uncle drags her along on one of his "missions" she sees the awful truth for herself, the truth that he had only spoken about in his drunken rants. All it does is strengthen her resolve to bring him down and get her aunt as far from Jamaica Inn as she can.
But things do not go as she planned, her uncle seems to be two steps ahead of everyone and its not looking like her aunt will ever leave the Inn...
This was an awesome read, and I enjoyed every page of it! I was not ready for it to be over, but enjoyed the way that the author wrapped up the ending. If you are looking for a quick and fun read, this is it! Daphne du Maurier never disappoints!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No