Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

28 reviews

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Ableism, Murder, Gun violence, Classism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Mental illness, Incest, Alcoholism, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Cancer

bethsicle's review

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, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Grief

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

hannahlee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit, I LOVED this book. An amazing combination of thoughtful, sophisticated, reflective writing and completely gripping, sometimes verging on lurid, but never-over-the-top plot. I haven't read a psychological suspense story this good since The Talented Mr. Ripley. Absolutely could not put it down, and can't believe I had never read it until now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer

epanama's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Adult/minor relationship

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

Moderate: Cancer and Misogyny

Minor: Violence, Gun violence, Infertility, Suicide, 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: Toxic relationship and Misogyny

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

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

reebeee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

this was stressful read for me tbh, but the tension is appropriate for the genre, and du maurier uses it expertly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Ableism

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Blood

Minor: Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual content, Islamophobia, Infertility, and Forced institutionalization