Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

122 reviews

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

It has gone over feeling like a dream.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty

whoisrois's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This is like when you get a new job but everyone keeps talking about how great your predecessor was but then it turns out they left the company half a mil in debt. Not that that happened to me! 😇

anywya, really good. Got better as it went on. Really interesting look at power dynamics in relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer

haley313's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Incredibly readable for a book written in 1938. The prose was gorgeous, and the descriptions of Manderley so vivid. It’s a classic for a reason, of course. I never knew what was going to happen next, or I guessed and felt sick with anxiety about it. I only wish the end was fleshed out just a bit more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Murder

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

haley49's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.5

I loved the way this book wrapped up. It is so smart and absolutely nails the twists and beats of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Murder

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Incest, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

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

jamie_el's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

I did enjoy the book overall and definitely found the plot interesting, but it feels like it didn't quite reach its full potential. Quite a few characters are introduced and almost fleshed out to a degree that you think they'll be important, only for them to be never mentioned again. I also found Maxim to be inappropriate and the narrator frustrating at points. The ending was also a little predictable. Despite this, the writing itself was good and the story gripping, even though I felt justice wasn't truly served in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Incest, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Alcohol

Many of these triggers are minor and only mentioned in passing or are a product of the time it was written. I would not let them deter if it is a preference rather than an mental health trigger as nothing is particularly explicit.

The main plotline of the book focuses on the deceased ex-wife of the narrator's husband, whom we find out he murdered because she was cheating on him with her cousin. He later gets away with the crime because it is found she had a chronic illness and it is thought that she committed suicide. Most of the triggers pertain to this plotline and the aftermath, but none of the descriptions are hugely explicit and it comes during the reveal at the end of the book.

lethargicbat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Incest, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

jocelyn62013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, and Gun violence

amberinpieces's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Dementia, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail