Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

144 reviews

seforaflorian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

essiie's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

First half dragged a bit and was a tad dull. Picked up beautifully about 2/3 in. I absolutely loved the tense atmosphere starting the day after the party...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Ableism and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Classism

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

jdram's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Suicide

hannahdrake42's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

lk_mcgrewski's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Book can essentially be split into thirds with their own central plot: 1. P3dophilia, 2. Mystery, and 3. Political/judiciary discourse
It’s giving Walmart Jane Eyre

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

thereadingcat15's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Suicide, and Murder

vonaegir's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

a gothic, foreboding tale with twists you see coming in the best way possible. despite knowing what to expect due to this book's existence in the cultural milieu, i was still steeped in dread and on the edge of my seat with every chapter. in my opinion, the best way to read this story is to question everything, right until the very end. what ultimately makes this novel five stars for me is the way it stays with you afterwards, how you stew in the possibilities and complex picture presented once you've turned the last page. this is a book that begs you to question the information presented to you, both by the narrator and by the people she interacts with. 

personally, i think the question that will stay with me is, of course, about the titular rebecca. namely, was she as monstrous as we are lead to believe by the end? to me, the staying power of this story is in the absence of a clear answer to that question, among many others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide

turidt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

lizetteratura's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

Rebecca the absolute CLASSIC you are 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Incest and Infertility