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the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death and Grief
Minor: Violence, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse
lostinthelibrary'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
5.0
Like Rebecca, although there is no tangible threat through most of the book, there is a constant anxiety that something is about to get terribly wrong. However, the reader is kept at that level of suspense throughout, constantly re-evaluating the motives of the characters and even by the end of the novel the answers are not definitive. This is coupled with fantastic writing and imagery of the Cornish countryside and characters within.
I can't wait to discuss this with my online book club next week as I feel like this is a book that everyone will take something different from. Bravo Du Maurier!
Moderate: Grief, Chronic illness, and Violence
laurenw's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Cancer, and Miscarriage
lelainav'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
4.25
I think this book is in excellent conversation with the femme fatale trope of '40s and '50s film noir, even as it subverts it. It's a great illustration of how desire can twist into control and possession. When you have a main character living in profound denial, there will be tragedy in the end.
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse
Minor: Classism, Xenophobia, and Racism
desert_side_notched's review
3.75
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Grief
sophiemartin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Death, Misogyny, and Animal death
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Murder
petitemass15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, and Grief
Minor: Infertility and Child death
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Murder, Miscarriage, Animal death, Violence, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexism and Misogyny