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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Rebecca whomst??? this is the du Maurier Masterpiece
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A good book with a solid plot. A loveable protagonist mixed in with a lot of vile characters and horrible surroundaings, what could go wrong?
3.5 stars.
"Jamaica Inn" had remained one of those must-reads on my list for years that i just kept pushing back. I am glad i finally managed to get through it. The book is probably du Maurier's second most famous book. It has a very distinct texture but also is very typically du Maurier. In my opinion, the greatest ability of du Maurier is to bring to life her world, her characters. They feel so real that you can almost smell them. I read this through warm summer afternoons in India but still felt the gloomy, bleak ambiance of Cornwall sink in.
The plot is well known. Mary Yellan arrives at her aunt's place, Jamaica Inn, after her mother's death. She finds that far from being the cheerful and happy aunt she remembered, her aunt is a nervous wreck. All thanks to the evil workings of her husband, Joss Merlyn. He is asc repellant a character as you would ever get to read. I am sure du Maurier must have delighted in creating this man. She meets and is attracted to Joss' brother Jem who is himself a cheerful horse thief. She gets too see how villainous her uncle and his friends are and the book recounts her attempt to bring her uncle to justice.
As with all du Maurier books, there is ambiguity about all characters. There is no comfort character for you to hold on to. Mary herself, though spunky and engaging, resorts to inexplicable weaknesses at different points inn the book. Francis Devey, the vicar, never is the comforting church man you expect. Jem, though a lot of fun, again didn't seem to be all there. Even the man of justice, the Squire, isn't very likeable.
What I didn't quite enjoy was the romance part. I felt it was there just for convenience. Somehow, it just did not fit the narrative very will.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book, almost a Gothic thriller. The world was wonderfully built and I enjoyed every bit of my stay there!!
"Jamaica Inn" had remained one of those must-reads on my list for years that i just kept pushing back. I am glad i finally managed to get through it. The book is probably du Maurier's second most famous book. It has a very distinct texture but also is very typically du Maurier. In my opinion, the greatest ability of du Maurier is to bring to life her world, her characters. They feel so real that you can almost smell them. I read this through warm summer afternoons in India but still felt the gloomy, bleak ambiance of Cornwall sink in.
The plot is well known. Mary Yellan arrives at her aunt's place, Jamaica Inn, after her mother's death. She finds that far from being the cheerful and happy aunt she remembered, her aunt is a nervous wreck. All thanks to the evil workings of her husband, Joss Merlyn. He is asc repellant a character as you would ever get to read. I am sure du Maurier must have delighted in creating this man. She meets and is attracted to Joss' brother Jem who is himself a cheerful horse thief. She gets too see how villainous her uncle and his friends are and the book recounts her attempt to bring her uncle to justice.
As with all du Maurier books, there is ambiguity about all characters. There is no comfort character for you to hold on to. Mary herself, though spunky and engaging, resorts to inexplicable weaknesses at different points inn the book. Francis Devey, the vicar, never is the comforting church man you expect. Jem, though a lot of fun, again didn't seem to be all there. Even the man of justice, the Squire, isn't very likeable.
What I didn't quite enjoy was the romance part. I felt it was there just for convenience. Somehow, it just did not fit the narrative very will.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book, almost a Gothic thriller. The world was wonderfully built and I enjoyed every bit of my stay there!!
dark
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Listened to the audiobook with school and god I hated the narrator. Maybe if I had read it by myself or if someone else narrated it I would have liked it better.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
2021 re-read.
Re-reading this book again, it has lost none of the author's power of imagery. I could hear the waves crashing on the rocks, feel the freezing driving rain, and almost see the mist over the moors. In fact after this reading, I have revised my rating up to 5 stars. Dark, dramatic, and compelling.
>>>>>
Mary Yellan goes to live at Jamaica Inn with her aunt Patience and her husband Joss. Patience is not as Mary remembers her and there is something amiss at Jamaica Inn. Can she trust Joss's younger brother Jem? I have read this several times and enjoyed it again each time. I also liked the tv adaptation with Jane Seymour, Trevor Eve and Patrick McGoohan - it's well worth a look if you haven't seen it.
Re-reading this book again, it has lost none of the author's power of imagery. I could hear the waves crashing on the rocks, feel the freezing driving rain, and almost see the mist over the moors. In fact after this reading, I have revised my rating up to 5 stars. Dark, dramatic, and compelling.
>>>>>
Mary Yellan goes to live at Jamaica Inn with her aunt Patience and her husband Joss. Patience is not as Mary remembers her and there is something amiss at Jamaica Inn. Can she trust Joss's younger brother Jem? I have read this several times and enjoyed it again each time. I also liked the tv adaptation with Jane Seymour, Trevor Eve and Patrick McGoohan - it's well worth a look if you haven't seen it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder
Maybe more like a 3.75.
I definitely did not enjoy this one as well as I did Rebecca. It lacked a lot of the suspense and just generally didn't intrigue me as much. It was good but didn't hit the high notes for me.
I definitely did not enjoy this one as well as I did Rebecca. It lacked a lot of the suspense and just generally didn't intrigue me as much. It was good but didn't hit the high notes for me.