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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've read a number of books by Daphne du Maurier this year and she is now firmly positioned near the top of my favourite authors list. This book is no exception and although the 3* seems low this is definitely a 3.5* book and a great read.
Read no further if you want to avoid spoilers.
As with all du Maurier books, the atmosphere is incredible. The 1st chapter creates such a brooding, dark atmosphere that you know you're in for an interesting read. The overall story is interest as well, there is a good element if mystery. I was fearful myself of Joss, the drunk, smuggling, murderous uncle and although his character was perhaps lacking in depth his aggressive nature was part of the atmosphere. Unfortunately Aunt Patience was a disappointing character who never had any voice but this is probably due to the fact she was portrayed as a broken woman after her life with Joss.
I thought the vicar was a very interesting character. I had predicted there was more to him about half way through which was a bit of a shame but it didn't detach from the story.
The aspect of this book I liked the least was Mary. I liked how she stood up to Joss and wanted to protect her Aunt and I think she had more personality than many female heroines. What I couldn't stand was the love story. What did she see in Jem?! He was an arrogant thief and she had no evidence he wasn't i. With the smugglers. I still wonder if he was involved and gave his brother to the authorities to protect himself. I hated the end, Mary should have gone back to Helston and left Jem to himself as I think she would have been happier. I think this ending just shows how Daphne du Maurier developed as an author as it doesn't really fit with the endings if My Cousin Rachel or Rebecca.
I would definitely recommend this book but you might be disappointed if it was your first du Maurier. So try Rebecca or My Cousin Rachel first but if you love them, try this as well
Read no further if you want to avoid spoilers.
As with all du Maurier books, the atmosphere is incredible. The 1st chapter creates such a brooding, dark atmosphere that you know you're in for an interesting read. The overall story is interest as well, there is a good element if mystery. I was fearful myself of Joss, the drunk, smuggling, murderous uncle and although his character was perhaps lacking in depth his aggressive nature was part of the atmosphere. Unfortunately Aunt Patience was a disappointing character who never had any voice but this is probably due to the fact she was portrayed as a broken woman after her life with Joss.
I thought the vicar was a very interesting character. I had predicted there was more to him about half way through which was a bit of a shame but it didn't detach from the story.
The aspect of this book I liked the least was Mary. I liked how she stood up to Joss and wanted to protect her Aunt and I think she had more personality than many female heroines. What I couldn't stand was the love story. What did she see in Jem?! He was an arrogant thief and she had no evidence he wasn't i. With the smugglers. I still wonder if he was involved and gave his brother to the authorities to protect himself. I hated the end, Mary should have gone back to Helston and left Jem to himself as I think she would have been happier. I think this ending just shows how Daphne du Maurier developed as an author as it doesn't really fit with the endings if My Cousin Rachel or Rebecca.
I would definitely recommend this book but you might be disappointed if it was your first du Maurier. So try Rebecca or My Cousin Rachel first but if you love them, try this as well
Comments in <20 words: Proves mystery not inherently intriguing to me. Parasites still by far my fave by author.
Daphne du Maurier certainly knows how to write a page-turner. I was so into this book.
Táto kniha sa mi vynikajúco trafila do nálady. Od prvej vety ma to totálne vcuclo a každým slovom som nasávala tú nádhernú atmosféru, až som nakoniec skončila uprostred cornwallských vresovísk a odmietala odtiaľ odísť. Autorka mi opäť dokázala, že som jej knihy mala začať čítať omnoho skôr a okrem toho aj to, že bola ženou mnohých talentov, nakoľko každá kniha, ktorú som doteraz od nej prečítala, bola úplne iná, no zakaždým výborná. Body navyše získava to záverečné odhalenie, ktoré som vôbec, ale vôbec nečakala.
Teraz ma ospravedlňte. Idem si plánovať dovolenku v Cornwalle.
Teraz ma ospravedlňte. Idem si plánovať dovolenku v Cornwalle.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was so excited to read this book. I loved Rebecca, so reading another du Maurier was great.
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The book follows Mary, so goes to Jamaica Inn after the death of her mother to live with her aunt. The inn is not what she was expecting at all, and there is something dark and mysterious going on with the inn and her uncle.
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The book started out a little slow at the beginning and I was worried that I would not like it, but then it really picked up and I loved the second half of the book. Mary was a very likeable main character, who was a strong woman who spoke her mind and was not afraid to stick up for herself. This book also included a lot of violence and gore, which for the time period was quite out there and I loved this! I also loved all the twists and turns, and I did not figure out the mystery. Why am I so bad at figuring out the mysteries in books?
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Overall, this book was really engaging and I encourage you to check it out if you want a fun classic!
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The book follows Mary, so goes to Jamaica Inn after the death of her mother to live with her aunt. The inn is not what she was expecting at all, and there is something dark and mysterious going on with the inn and her uncle.
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The book started out a little slow at the beginning and I was worried that I would not like it, but then it really picked up and I loved the second half of the book. Mary was a very likeable main character, who was a strong woman who spoke her mind and was not afraid to stick up for herself. This book also included a lot of violence and gore, which for the time period was quite out there and I loved this! I also loved all the twists and turns, and I did not figure out the mystery. Why am I so bad at figuring out the mysteries in books?
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Overall, this book was really engaging and I encourage you to check it out if you want a fun classic!
A holiday in Cornwall. A visit to Jamaica Inn. What other book would I read than Daphne Du Maurier’s famous tale of smugglers around Bodmin Moor? I was not expecting to read this book, but I saw it in the shop and the atmosphere and surroundings convinced me to buy it. I was glad I did. Despite being spoilt for the ending by a plaque in the aforementioned Jamaica Inn, I found the book thrilling. Mary Yellan was a great lead character – formidable and brash but with a loyal heart, despite being a bit of a fool at times. Du Maurier perfectly captured the atmosphere of the moors and the smuggling aspect made for a suspenseful plot. I read the book in a day and thoroughly enjoyed myself by doing so.
Hell yeah, Daphne duMaurier did not come to play with this book. Rebecca is her best known, and I think there’s a reason for that (technical merit, being somewhat less ridiculous than this one), but honestly, this book goes hard.
It’s just right out there, all the dudes want to bed this heroine, she is JUST THAT spirited and smart and super hot. Honestly, it almost felt cliched, the sassy young woman who is standing UP FOR HERSELF, she slaps back even when she is shaking internally, but it is not cliched because it was probably written before the cliche was cliche! Maybe Mary Yellen was the first stop on the road to that Outlander chick! Who can say!
Her uncle is gross! The grossest and evilest and drunkest! Her aunt is the timidest and palest and most shadow-of-her-former-self that ever shadowed! The love interest guy is the skeeviest and the hottest and most morally ambiguous (in a hot way). And then there’s the albino priest!
Everyone is just doing the absolute most, and we haven’t even gotten started on Bodbin Moor, which is obviously the most hostile and threatening moor that ever. I actually freaking loved this book. Not enough to re-read it, probably ever, but it was so freaking fun.
It’s just right out there, all the dudes want to bed this heroine, she is JUST THAT spirited and smart and super hot. Honestly, it almost felt cliched, the sassy young woman who is standing UP FOR HERSELF, she slaps back even when she is shaking internally, but it is not cliched because it was probably written before the cliche was cliche! Maybe Mary Yellen was the first stop on the road to that Outlander chick! Who can say!
Her uncle is gross! The grossest and evilest and drunkest! Her aunt is the timidest and palest and most shadow-of-her-former-self that ever shadowed! The love interest guy is the skeeviest and the hottest and most morally ambiguous (in a hot way). And then there’s the albino priest!
Everyone is just doing the absolute most, and we haven’t even gotten started on Bodbin Moor, which is obviously the most hostile and threatening moor that ever. I actually freaking loved this book. Not enough to re-read it, probably ever, but it was so freaking fun.