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erynlasbelin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Ableism
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Alcoholism
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Pregnancy, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Blood, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury
iammmartina_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Suicide, Infertility, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts
bone_empress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Incest
Ableism: there's an adult character that may have a developmental disability. People talk down to him and use disparaging words to describe him, and he is portrayed as being unintelligent. It's also heavily implied that he may have also been emotionally abused in the past and threatened with being institutionalized. The character is not present for most of the book. Bullying and emotional abuse: one character is intentionally hurtful to the narrator, playing upon the narrator's fears and insecurities. The narrator's husband stonewalls her sometimes and the narrator is impacted negatively. Cultural appropriation: Characters dress up in appropriated attire at an event. One is in brown face. Incest: a secondary character had a consensual relationship with a non-immediate family member in the past. Not described in detail. Suicide: a character is theorized to have successfully ended their life and the method is generally described but does not give violent details. Suicidal thoughts (very mild spoiler, no names):atelopxobia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Cancer, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence, Incest, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Ableism, and Gaslighting
bethantg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Dysphoria, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, and Gun violence
Minor: Terminal illness and Cultural appropriation
marie_99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder
reading_under_covers's review against another edition
4.5
The fact that the MC is never given a name really added to the story and the ending had me 🤯 👀
Note: There were a couple of problematic scenes, which I guess at the time wouldn’t have come across that way, but were cringe and uncomfortable to read in the modern day.
Graphic: Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Infidelity
Minor: Incest
rhi_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Frequently undersold as a ‘gothic romance’, du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ is a masterclass in character work, suspense, and atmosphere. The titular character never appears or speaks a word throughout the novel but is so incredibly well written through the accounts of all the supporting characters that she stands out more than any of them.
The contrast of the headstrong and fiery Rebecca with the diminutive and awkward nameless narrator is one of the highlights of the book and a sharp take on the classic Madonna-Whore complex. Du Maurier manipulates her readers until the very end in to sympathising and hating the characters she wants us to despite their actions and motives, and asking us to consider what these feelings say about our own morality - after all, the truth doesn’t mean anything against a well crafted story.
Graphic: Ableism, Murder, Death, Suicide, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Murder
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Racism
sadiaa's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Dementia, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Terminal illness, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Death
calicornmoore's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Suicide