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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

40 reviews

iksme's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

Omg this book was so dull, basically nothing happens for the first 11 hrs of the audiobook then it gets moderately interesting, it doesn't really kick off until the last two hours by which time you're just clinging on so you can say you've read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Body shaming, Body horror, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, Incest, and Pregnancy

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It was such a thrilling story. I went into this thinking that it was going to be like a ghost story mixed with a sad romance. I was right on the sad romance part but really missed the point in the ghost part. It was psychological thriller and there were many unexpected things happening .

When Maxim said "the look on her face while she was dying" I was like "How did you see that dude she died alone at sea. Then the twist, the twist hit so hard, it was better than many murder mystery novels. I'm still shook that Maxim actually killed Rebecca. Also I kept thinking that Rebecca was pregnant so the last twist was also unexpected to me.

It was a very complex story and after the first ten pages I was hooked. I might read this again in the future since it was that good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Cancer

littlegretty's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

It’s a lovely example of a Gothic novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, and Infidelity

maddyj153's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Infertility, and Incest

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

nicolinebl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

The first 150 pages were very hard, not much happened. It took me about a week to read those first 150 pages and the last 230 I read in less than a day! It turned into a very tense and intriguing story after that.

I must admit I have seen the newest movie version before reading the book. I was confused at the time what the genre was: at first it seemed like a romance, then a horror, then a thriller. In book form it did make a bit more sense.

There was a thing that kind of irked me the wrong way while reading; the very big age gap between the main character and Maxim. She's described as a young woman around 18-20 and he is around 45. There are several moments that he is described as someone who could be her father. I guess that might've been more normal when this book was published though? Still felt kinda weird.

I hated most characters in this book to be honest but the main character was likable - although I felt sorry for her. She felt a lot of anxiety about a lot of things (relatable, to be honest) and I feel like a lot of that could have been prevented if people in this book just talked to each other. Poor girl.

It was quite hard for me to read as it was old English and English isn't my native language either. I managed quite well though, I think. My English teacher would be proud. 

I enjoyed it but think the first part could maybe have been a bit shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Suicide, Incest, and Infidelity

Minor: Dementia and Infertility

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

annietestin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Death, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Cancer, Infertility, and Gun violence

katejuniper's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Plot is so so but the characters and writing make it worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Infertility, Terminal illness, and Suicide

glitzersmilla's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Moderate: Ableism and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism, Cancer, and Infertility

Rebecca was a surprisingly fast read; I went into it expecting it would take me weeks to get through it, but in the end, I read in in four days. The writing style is beautiful and not too complicated. It never got boring for me, still, in the last 100 pages or so, things really picked up and the finale had me absolutely SHOOK. I *really* disliked Maxim de Winter, but I think that's the point of the book? He treated his second wife who's significantly younger than him like a child and she constantly seeked approval from him.