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Rebeca

Daphne du Maurier

4.23 AVERAGE

booksformari's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Yes

While I watched the Hitchcock film first, I wanted to see how the vook would be different (considering the film was made during a time of heavy censorship) and im pleasantly surprised! I sympathized with all the characters, especially the main protagonist. It's unfortunate that she "fell in love" with Maxim, someone who is just as much of a gaslighter as his ex wife. Mrs Danvers as always steals the show. Truly an incredible character, thank you Dame Du Maurier!

indenter's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yaakovakiva's review against another edition

3.0

I read this after seeing Hitchcock's movie version, and while it's an okay book, I *loved* the movie so it tarnished the book for me. The movie is brilliant, the book is okay... I think the story lends itself to film, especially a Hitchcock film.