18.9k reviews for:

Rebeca

Daphne du Maurier

4.23 AVERAGE

thebookgoblin13's review against another edition

4.0

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This was a haunting and beautiful story. Reading from the veiw of a young woman who feels as if she is living in the shadow of the woman who came before her. She struggles in a competition and the fear of not being better than her and watching the mystery of the ex wife, Rebecca's life played out and who she was as a person. It made me want to pat her on her back and tell her she is enough and also slap her and tell her to knock it off. When I started this book I thought it was a book about a ghost. It wasn't a haunting I was expecting but more of a mental haunting.

dyzx's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

glow_squid's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abhi_vijay94's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

chloec18's review against another edition

4.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

alyssas_library's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

ericweitzel's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anayhefi's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lilander83's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mmullerm's review against another edition

5.0

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5 glowing stars for Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

This may be the best suspense novel I've ever read. I was on the edge of my seat the entire book and I just couldn't put it down once I started. Rebecca is considered to be a gothic romance and it was rather dark throughout. The setting in 1930's England and at the Estate of Manderley was excellent, and the characters were all very memorable. I also loved the ending of the novel. It ended with a cruel twist of fate that was so fitting to the story.

Rebecca is a wonderful novel. Recommended if you enjoy gothic/dark romance stories and/or suspense novels.