Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

43 reviews

theolivetree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

magellen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Whenever I read this book I'm just like dang did the ADHD/autistic girlies in 1938 feel seen.

Oh poor sweet HELLA adhd Mrs. DeWinter - it is so deeply amusing to read this book, with her being "embarrassed for them because they didn't have the sense to" and her intense rejection sensitivity disorder and all her wild conjectures and anxiety.
This is such a fantastic book in the gothic catalogue and a classic of twisty overlapping story. Its ableist and racist in places in line with shitty white moneyed people of the era. 
Young wife, husband twice her age, giant estate and a malicious housekeeper. Lots of secrets. Lots of miscommunication haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Grief, Bullying, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

thyapollo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism

thewoodlandbookshelf'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Ableism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism

mme_carton's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Incest, Violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, and Death of parent

kengiedamali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

She's a page turner but she's also made me a Mrs. Danvers apologist and I refuse to change that. The narrator is whiny and she reminds me of Taylor Swift.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Ableism, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism

The brownface was a choice!

cooper_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book and a great feeling of suspense and anxiety. There was always that little something you didn’t know as you were reading. The Manderley ball has scenes of offensive cultural appropriation and depictions of people in Brownface, but it is contained to the scenes at the ball. However, it is something to be aware of should you pick up this book and should not be dismissed. Aside from it’s problematic party, this book works as a creepy gothic story sure to give you a few chills as you learn more about who Rebecca was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Ableism

Minor: Incest

anapthine's review

dark mysterious relaxing 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Gaslighting, Murder, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

I really loved this book, I love the gothic setting and although the book was very slow paced around the last 1/3rd the pressure was turned up to max, very tense, I couldn't put it down. There's some very good foreshadowing, I knew the revelation about Rebecca before reading this, so I caught it. The choice of having the narrator call back to it was meh, I kind of like to do that on my own as a reader, makes me feel smart, lol.
I really liked the character of the second Mrs. de Winter, I understood her and her low self-esteem and social anxiety A LOT. I thought not choosing to name her also really highlighted that about her, she's too shy to even tell you her name. But she does become more confident, the reason I'm not giving this 5 stars is I can't believe

she actually stays with her husband, I fully expected that her husband in the future, described in the beginning was Frank. He seemed SO much nicer than Maxim I couldn't understand what she saw in him other than she was young and it was her first love so she didn't know she should demand better

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Incest, and Terminal illness

evieolive's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Loved it!! Such an awesome atmosphere created.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, Death, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Classism and Death of parent