Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - Jamaica Inn

Set in the harsh Cornish moors, the story really comes alive. I saw someone say that its almost like the setting is a character in itself, and I think that's a really good way of putting it. The plot is captivating (although at points feels a little tedious) and has a really good twist near the end. You really feel for Aunt Patience and the way she and consequentially Mary are trapped. Parts of the novel do feel very stereotypical/clichéd especially Mary's love interest, although the context of when the book was written must also be borne in mind.

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? N/A

3.0

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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

Daphne Du Maurier knows how to write settings that leap off the page and stories that fill the reader with dread. I also learned so much, about the moors and landscape (like what tors are), along with some of the goings-on of the time that I knew nothing about prior to reading this book

(like what wreckers are)

. While I didn’t love this one as much as Rebecca, due to some problematic characterizations, it was still a page turner and very fitting within the du Maurier style that I have come to expect. Plus, it was neat to read a historical fiction book written by an author from a different era than both the time it’s set and our present time (written in the late 1930s, but book set in the 19th century).

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