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jocelyn62013's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, and Gun violence
amberinpieces's review against another edition
- 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
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
turidt's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
laura6891's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
babyjillysmom's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Murder
cyberhavok's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Dementia, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Infertility and Fire/Fire injury
ratnix's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Rebecca has won. In fact, she had already won before even her murder took place, even before the nameless heroine meets Max, even before the narrative begins.
Mrs. Danvers is a scion of Rebecca, she is there to continue her influence on Manderley and even she has lost to Rebecca, though she does not see it; her full allegiance to Rebecca has subjected her to a kind of monstrification fuelled by her hate for both the heroine and Max.
Rebecca not only haunts the narrative, she takes full control of it by creating and enhancing the heroine's insecurities, plaguing her with nightmares of Manderley even after the events of the book have taken place [as the first line of the book suggests] and of Rebecca herself, by unintentionally turning Mrs. Danvers into a loyal servant willing to drive the nameless heroine into committing suicide, by haunting Max's reality.
Rebecca's rage at Max's convenient escape from being imprisoned for his crime is seen in the fire of the mansion. You can almost hear her scream Manderley will go down just like I did, but I will always be there
So, yes. Rebecca has won.
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming and Cancer
amzthebookdevourer'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
3.25
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer and Gun violence
Minor: Ableism, Incest, Infertility, Suicide, Dementia, and Cultural appropriation
molly_au's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Murder
stories'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
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.
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism