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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: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Violence
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: Chronic illness, Violence, and Grief
laurenw's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
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, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism
desert_side_notched's review against another edition
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: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, and Grief
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: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Child death and Infertility
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: Animal death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism