Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

26 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I thought this was going to be different than it was, but I was very engaged the whole time. The ending was very surprising to me and I definitely should have paid more attention to the content warnings... but overall... I'm not sure if "enjoyed" is the correct word but I'll use it anyway; I enjoyed this read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

heykellybutler's review against another edition

4.5

I can’t believe it took me so long to read a book that turned out to be so entirely my shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

kaylakuohn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A childhood favorite, I read this so much I can't read it any more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

gmjrooke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder

sarahlizzie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

babyjillysmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book sticks with you after read it.  You reflect on the revelations unfolded and question your own character.  I loved this book.  Written in 1920s the emotions still hold true in 2024.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Murder

stories's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

Very capital R Romantic, filled with symbolism and literary allusion. 

Would be fascinating to study, and even fascinating to reread: the abrupt ending certainly had me jumping immediately back to the opening. 

Plenty of ambiguity, as well as foreshadowing, and endless musing on hypothetical scenarios. Gorgeous descriptive language. Lots of mystery, and drawn out reveals of information. Written for the journey of coming to understand, not just arrival at the destination.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

graceheartsbooks's review against another edition

4.5

Rebecca is one of my mom’s favorite books and I finally got persuaded to read it. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was going to love it as it started out slow but as I kept going, I started to really enjoy it. At first it appears as a story about a woman being haunted by the shadow of her husband’s previous wife but underneath the surface this book is much more than that. It’s a book about abuse, power dynamics, gender roles, obsession and (in my opinion) how we speak about the dead. Also Daphne Du Maurier’s prose are beautiful and really makes you feel the tension and isolation of a scene/during the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Incest, and Infertility

zulmiro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Dementia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

daryn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Suicide

Minor: Cancer and Fire/Fire injury