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sarah_zaffiro's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My least favorite du Maurier so far. She is usually an artist with her words, but the beginning of this felt contrived somehow. I also kind of guessed the ending. I wanted her to surprise me, but I was a little disappointed. I will probably read Rebecca again to make myself feel better lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Rape
Minor: Death of parent
jessthanthree's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Classism
blewballoon's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.0
There is a lot of unpleasantness in this story. Most of the characters are terrible people, the atmosphere is bleak, and there's a sense of isolation for the main character as she deals with a lot of difficulties alone. I did like her, she's smart and she fights back as hard as she can when faced with any kind of attack, mental or physical. If it weren't for her strength of spirit, the book would have been rough to get through. I didn't care for the romance, though. Overall, not as appealing as Rebecca but it does build a strong sense of atmosphere and the prose is well done. Bit of unfortunate implication for the albino person to be evil, even with the main character trying to remind herself not to be creeped out by his appearance before he's revealed as the villain
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty
below_average_baker's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
It managed to be a gripping story while also making me hate every single character. Quite impressive really
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping
Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty