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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
This was positively creepy in some moments and dark. It was a perfect October read for me. I found the Uncle terrifying at times, mainly due to a fantastic narrator for the audiobook. She made the story come alive.
You could really feel du Maurier's love of the area in her reverent descriptions of it wild and occasionally violent at times beauty. Incredibly well written and I was absorbed in it.
You could really feel du Maurier's love of the area in her reverent descriptions of it wild and occasionally violent at times beauty. Incredibly well written and I was absorbed in it.
This book was fast paced & fascinating! One of my favorite du Maurier!
Dead men tell no tales.
Daphne du Maurier at her finest.
After reading Rebecca I brought this book because DdM's writing voice had captured me (and the cover is beautiful!)
I then left it on my to-read shelf for about a year, afraid of being disappointed.
What a fool I can be.
What I love about DdM's novels is the descriptive landscapes that leave no stone un-mentioned, and the tense atmospheres that grab you and make the reader feel like they are a shadow in the dark, quiet corner of the book.
Also the female protagonists, because they are normal- Mary who uses her ingenuity in a time, and place, that tried to stifle her and keep her quiet... and yet she manages to escape and the truth.
Daphne du Maurier at her finest.
After reading Rebecca I brought this book because DdM's writing voice had captured me (and the cover is beautiful!)
I then left it on my to-read shelf for about a year, afraid of being disappointed.
What a fool I can be.
What I love about DdM's novels is the descriptive landscapes that leave no stone un-mentioned, and the tense atmospheres that grab you and make the reader feel like they are a shadow in the dark, quiet corner of the book.
Also the female protagonists, because they are normal- Mary who uses her ingenuity in a time, and place, that tried to stifle her and keep her quiet... and yet she manages to escape and the truth.
I came into this book with high expectations as I love Rebecca so much. The ending was exciting but I just felt like there wasn’t much going on throughout most of this book. Overall I did enjoy it though.
Compared to the other Du Maurier books I've read, this was really disappointing. I read Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel and they were both incredible but this just wasn't in that same league. It wasn't bad but I thought I'd love it and I just didn't.
Read for book club. Mary goes to live with her Aunt at Jamaica Inn and finds things are not as great as she thought they were....
The first part of the book was 3 stars, the middle was 1 star and the end was 3.5 stars.
Spoilers ahead
I knew after Jem sold the horse to the squire that the vicar was a bad guy. When she was nearly naked in the carriage with him and he didn't show any modesty or embarrassment... my bad guy sirens went off.
Also I don't like Jem, at all! He's not attractive. Mary gets on my nerves.
The only redeeming factor was the ending when she watches the ship wreck and the drownings, then everything turns on its head. Before that, I was not entertained.
I also find it hard to believe that 4-5 men out of the 7 or so with names and dialogue are attracted/in love with Mary. Just ridiculous.
In conclusion...
plot- pretty good
characters-eww
twist- predictable
setting- the moors... (eye roll)
last chapter- lame
Don't waste your time.
Spoilers ahead
I knew after Jem sold the horse to the squire that the vicar was a bad guy. When she was nearly naked in the carriage with him and he didn't show any modesty or embarrassment... my bad guy sirens went off.
Also I don't like Jem, at all! He's not attractive. Mary gets on my nerves.
The only redeeming factor was the ending when she watches the ship wreck and the drownings, then everything turns on its head. Before that, I was not entertained.
I also find it hard to believe that 4-5 men out of the 7 or so with names and dialogue are attracted/in love with Mary. Just ridiculous.
In conclusion...
plot- pretty good
characters-eww
twist- predictable
setting- the moors... (eye roll)
last chapter- lame
Don't waste your time.
Classic suspense that I finished in one day.
A perfect read for Cornwall, when you’re camping in Padstow. Short and sweet read, a good plot with fun twists. I’m very excited to have lunch at the real Jamaica Inn again after reading this!
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark power. But never did Mary dream that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being hatched within its crumbling walls -- or that a handsome, mysterious stranger would so incite her passions ... tempting her to love a man whom she dares not trust.
This was a fantastic dip back into another classic novel from renowned author Daphne Du Maurier for me. Following a buddy read a few months back of Rebecca, a group of lovely bookstagrammers including the wonderful @candlelitcreations, decided that we should give this one a shot and it did not disappoint. This book was filled with tantalizing suspense and mystery with the perfect backdrop of a dark English Moor that set the mood for a perfect late night read.
I think a major strength of Maurier is creating such dynamic characters who are perfectly complex that they do a great job standing up to the test of time. I really enjoyed the shift in main heroines compared to Rebecca as the young Mary is refreshingly feisty compared to the women of her time you often find in literature.
Is this a bit predictable? Sure. But I don’t think it distracts from the solidity of the story itself and I think the writing coming from Maurier more than makes up for it. If you are looking for a classic that stands out differently compared to the usual Austen’s or Brontë’s, I think you should consider Daphne Du Maurier!
This was a fantastic dip back into another classic novel from renowned author Daphne Du Maurier for me. Following a buddy read a few months back of Rebecca, a group of lovely bookstagrammers including the wonderful @candlelitcreations, decided that we should give this one a shot and it did not disappoint. This book was filled with tantalizing suspense and mystery with the perfect backdrop of a dark English Moor that set the mood for a perfect late night read.
I think a major strength of Maurier is creating such dynamic characters who are perfectly complex that they do a great job standing up to the test of time. I really enjoyed the shift in main heroines compared to Rebecca as the young Mary is refreshingly feisty compared to the women of her time you often find in literature.
Is this a bit predictable? Sure. But I don’t think it distracts from the solidity of the story itself and I think the writing coming from Maurier more than makes up for it. If you are looking for a classic that stands out differently compared to the usual Austen’s or Brontë’s, I think you should consider Daphne Du Maurier!