Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

72 reviews

sareidle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Cancer, Incest, and Fire/Fire injury

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

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

danielle_belle_'s review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

Wow. This book was not what I expected and I LOVED it. Jane Eyre meets Agatha Christie meets Bluebeard ... Fascinating characters, beautiful setting, great twists and turns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

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

lucia2's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Terminal illness

fantasyfreak98's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• 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? Yes

2.0

Väldigt sävlig bok där det blir lite plot mot slutet av boken. Dåligt och abrupt slut. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Murder

jeslis's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Notes:
- Very gothic! Not necessarily a fav genre of mine but I really did enjoy this book and I thought it was a great example for the genre as a whole. Very well executed and exemplified the elements of gothic almost perfectly, I felt.
- The writing was so nice! Some really good prose lines and overall made me feel like I was sinking into it after about halfway, which kept pulling me in.
- I loved the imagery of being haunted — created by many things: Rebecca, previous choices on both Maxim's and FMC's parts, townspeople's opinions, Mrs Danvers being creepy, general hauntedness of Manderley.
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I was so viscerally affected by FMC's dressing up in the white dress at the party; the image of her standing at the top of the stairs whilst everyone was dead silent. And knowing it was what Rebecca had done.. Omg, chills!!

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Also loved how their relationship reached its strongest when their characters became more morally grey, giving Bonnie and Clyde energy. Unique way to contrast something you might be rooting for (love) with something you're not (murder, lol).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

violetaalseide's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol