Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

Jamaica Inn

Daphne du Maurier

268 pages first pub 1935 (view editions)

fiction classics historical mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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For readers drawn to gothic suspense about the intoxicating pull of dangerous places and the price of defying warnings whispered in the dark. Ideal if you crave brooding atmosphere, windswept isolation, and slow-dawning dread more than rapid twists, with tension that lingers like salt on skin and romance that feels both inevitable and perilous.

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The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss M...

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Community Reviews

3.81
based on 7,813 reviews

Moods

dark: 86%

mysterious: 83%

tense: 65%

adventurous: 58%

emotional: 19%

sad: 12%

challenging: 10%

reflective: 5%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 1%


Pace

16% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
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medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

48% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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