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A review by eddie_allen
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
4.0
4.5/5
You’re never too old (68) to read a masterpiece. My sister has been on at me for 50 odd years to read this book. Now I finally have.
Why’s it so good?
- Descriptive language and use of all senses esp smell. (Eg chapter 26 first couple of pages)
- Sense of place
- The author’s ability to capture a small, insignificant, passing moment in time (chapter 5) and small, powerful details (start of chapter 6)
- ‘Famous Five’ type page-turners - the discovery of hidden secrets such as the hidden cove.
- Brilliant characterisation esp how the author captures the nameless main characters anxieties and shyness such as her fear of what the servants think about her underwear (chapter12 paragraph 3). And the description of Favell: ‘… hot blue eyes usually associated with heavy drinking and loose living … in a few years he would run to fat, his neck bulging over his collar … his mouth was too soft, too pink …) (chapter 13)
Why didn’t I give it five stars?
- Didn’t make me sad
- Convoluted AgathaChristie whodunnit element in chapters 23-25.
You’re never too old (68) to read a masterpiece. My sister has been on at me for 50 odd years to read this book. Now I finally have.
Why’s it so good?
- Descriptive language and use of all senses esp smell. (Eg chapter 26 first couple of pages)
- Sense of place
- The author’s ability to capture a small, insignificant, passing moment in time (chapter 5) and small, powerful details (start of chapter 6)
- ‘Famous Five’ type page-turners - the discovery of hidden secrets such as the hidden cove.
- Brilliant characterisation esp how the author captures the nameless main characters anxieties and shyness such as her fear of what the servants think about her underwear (chapter12 paragraph 3). And the description of Favell: ‘… hot blue eyes usually associated with heavy drinking and loose living … in a few years he would run to fat, his neck bulging over his collar … his mouth was too soft, too pink …) (chapter 13)
Why didn’t I give it five stars?
- Didn’t make me sad
- Convoluted AgathaChristie whodunnit element in chapters 23-25.