Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

29 reviews

shreeyukta's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Cancer

bethsicle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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 and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It was such a thrilling story. I went into this thinking that it was going to be like a ghost story mixed with a sad romance. I was right on the sad romance part but really missed the point in the ghost part. It was psychological thriller and there were many unexpected things happening .

When Maxim said "the look on her face while she was dying" I was like "How did you see that dude she died alone at sea. Then the twist, the twist hit so hard, it was better than many murder mystery novels. I'm still shook that Maxim actually killed Rebecca. Also I kept thinking that Rebecca was pregnant so the last twist was also unexpected to me.

It was a very complex story and after the first ten pages I was hooked. I might read this again in the future since it was that good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

avisnoctua's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

mii_lena's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, and Gaslighting

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder

debyik's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

4.0

My new favorite classic! I loved it all, the excitement, the heartbreak, the subtle gaslighting going on as well as a mystery to solve while a recently widowed man remarries and he and his bride enter into their new life together. The writing style and the pacing were on point and the characters were developed chapter by chapter, revealing what you needed to know if you had actually met them at that time in the story. Rebecca, I felt was very well developed as a character, getting to know more and more about her and her true self. Mrs. Danvers, enough said! Ben, what's not to love? My heart just ached for him and the way he was treated by most people!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Murder and Gaslighting

meg_elyse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

Classic gothic fiction.  Growing sense of horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Blood

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Dementia, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia