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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

84 reviews

bethsicle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

This novel honestly surprise me (in the best possible way). I’m not much of a classics person, so I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy it. But with stunning plot twists and a ominous mood, I was was flying through pages while simultaneously wanting to savor the book for as long as I could.
Rebecca follows a young bride as she marries an older man with a mysterious past. All she knows is that he lives in an incredible manor and his wife, Rebecca, recently died. As the narrator begins to unravel the truth in Rebecca’s death, the life as she knows it changes.
I loved Du Maurier’s use of imagery and setting, which are definitely a staple in the gothic genre. This, along with the beautiful writing made the narration incredibly strong.
However, the pacing seemed a little bit off, which is why I rated Rebecca the way I did.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book during  October, since the vibes are right:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content

avisnoctua's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

chrisljm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Mrs. de Winter is one of the most annoying narrators I’ve ever read in my life. She is so in her head and has such an active imagination, on my life I swear 20% of the book was her imagining conversations and interactions that don’t happen. And she’s so naive and meek and the type of person who lets others walk all over her, she’s exactly the type of person I can’t stand. 

I feel like so many problems would’ve been solved if they just fired Mrs. Danvers. If it was me her ass would’ve been kicked out immediately after what happened at the ball. That woman needs therapy. 

However, the book became much less insufferable after the twist and I was actually enjoying the last third. I also thought the ending was really good. The only reason I can’t bring myself to give this a full 4 stars is because of how annoyed the first half made me. 

Edit: As much as the first half of the book annoyed me and my complaints about Mrs. de Winter, I’ve thought of this story many times since I’ve completed it and it truly was a griping story that I think is deserving of its title as a classic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Incest, Suicide, and Murder

princesscullen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Medical trauma

strrygo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

looking_sharp's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

absolutely stunning! a masterpiece of gothic-inspired mystery. the immersive nature of du Maurier’s writing is hypnotic and the atmosphere is like no other. (the only reason I hesitated to give the novel five out of five stars is due to the fact that some aspects of the novel have not aged well, specially the ableism present in how one of the characters with a disability is spoken about/treated)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Toxic relationship

noorchai's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Racism and Islamophobia

seanajk's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

meg_elyse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Classic gothic fiction.  Growing sense of horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Blood