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A review by shepthedog
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
being in the main character’s head was painful. none of the characters are likeable and being stuck with the pov of the most insecure and obsessive of them wasn’t enjoyable
but i get the vision—the book is about rebecca (whom we actually never see) and how her life/death has affected the people who are around and have come after her. having the story told through the second mrs de winter who becomes obsessed with her was a fitting technical choice and makes the book hold up to multiple re-readings.
in short, main character bland as hell, dead wife is full of character and is the one we can’t stop thinking about.
ps—taylor swift says tolerate it was inspired by this book, but to be honest… i don’t really see the tolerating. but! if you told me my tears ricochet was about the main character from rebecca’s pov, i’d believe it 100%.
but i get the vision—the book is about rebecca (whom we actually never see) and how her life/death has affected the people who are around and have come after her. having the story told through the second mrs de winter who becomes obsessed with her was a fitting technical choice and makes the book hold up to multiple re-readings.
in short, main character bland as hell, dead wife is full of character and is the one we can’t stop thinking about.
ps—taylor swift says tolerate it was inspired by this book, but to be honest… i don’t really see the tolerating. but! if you told me my tears ricochet was about the main character from rebecca’s pov, i’d believe it 100%.