Reviews - L'auberge de la Jamaïque

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L'auberge de la Jamaïque

Daphne du Maurier

3.81 AVERAGE

maggielo's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elenibrooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hannahsutherland's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Daphne du Marier terrifies me.

The predictable ending just makes it all the more creepy and edge-of-your-seat; it's like waiting for a song to drop-you know it's going to happen, but you need to hear it anyway.

(I listened to the audiobook read by Barbara Rosenblat.)

I hated the use of the evil albino man stereotype.
I also wish that Mary hadn't jumped straight into a presumably abusive relationship. If a man warns you how terrible a partner they'll be, believe them.

funaek's review against another edition

3.0

I struggled with this one a lot in the beginning and almost DNF-ed it. The premise of it sounded so intriguing and yet I was almost bored in the first few chapters. I pushed through and found Mary kind of irritating and making all sorts of bad, stupid decisions. I continued to push through and was rewarded with a good last 40 percent of the book. Du Maurier's writing is great and atmospheric, but here it just didn't work as well for me as it has in her other books and short stories I've read. I also HATED Jem and didn't see the appeal to him at all. Maybe I would've liked him better when I was younger but now I just shake my head at him and the things he would say to Mary.

duchessofreadin's review against another edition

5.0

Mary promises her mother on her death bed that she will go stay with her Aunt Patience after she is gone. When Mary heads out to Jamaica Inn, where her aunt and uncle reside, several try and talk her out of going there. She refuses to listen to them, and continues to make her way to the inn. But when she gets there, she finds that things are not as they seem. Her aunt has changed from a wonderful, vivacious woman, to a nervous wreck. Her uncle strong arms anyone to comes across him, and he warns her against meddling in his business. As time passes, Mary catches wind of the activities that are occurring, and she is determined to bring her uncle down. When she meets his brother, she is not sure whether she can trust him or if he is mixed up in the same business as his brother. There is one person she feels she can trust, and that is the vicar from Altarnun. She has bared her soul to him several times, and she feels that she can rely on him.
When her uncle drags her along on one of his "missions" she sees the awful truth for herself, the truth that he had only spoken about in his drunken rants. All it does is strengthen her resolve to bring him down and get her aunt as far from Jamaica Inn as she can.
But things do not go as she planned, her uncle seems to be two steps ahead of everyone and its not looking like her aunt will ever leave the Inn...

This was an awesome read, and I enjoyed every page of it! I was not ready for it to be over, but enjoyed the way that the author wrapped up the ending. If you are looking for a quick and fun read, this is it! Daphne du Maurier never disappoints!

eviewilliams29's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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: No

dannireadsallthetime's review against another edition

3.0

2021 Review - So I reread this as a buddy read as I had previously really enjoyed it. I did not get the same experience as I did before. I really didn't like it that much this time round. I mean the Landlord is an arse anyways but there was so much countryside and not a lot going on, it was really meh for me. Some rereads just don't have the same read I guess.

2018 review - Well I was recommended this book by one of my best friends. I definitely did judge a book by its cover and wasn't sure about it.
Finally I have picked it up and WOW I just loved this book. First few pages I read I was like "Meh" but then something changed and I was hooked through this whole book. It always kept me guessing..especially when Jem made an appearance. I think Jem might be the type of rouge that I would go for to so I really don't blame Mary.
There were some parts where there was quiet a lot of description, to be honest I don't normally mind that but I think I was in such a rush and a hurry to find out what was going on with Jamaica Inn and Jem I couldn't read this book quick enough.
Now I don't want to give too much away but I don't like the way things ended with the vicar. I wasn't sure what to make of him throughout the book, I kind of liked him but was wary of his characteristics, but I didn't really understand why he had to leave and how anyone would have given way to suspect him in the circumstances, I think I would have liked an explanation on that.

Then after the episode with the vicar I was a little deflated as it wasn't panning out how I hoped and defiantly couldn't tell how the story was going to end. HOWEVER it has the best ending and I am literally grinning ear to ear and everything seems right with the world.
I am so pleased I have read this and encourage everyone to give this a read. Please let me know what you thought of this book...so good... definitely one of my new favourites.