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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

51 reviews

cyberhavok's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

javafenn's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book came highly recommended and maybe I’m just not smart enough for it because I hated it. It wasn’t really creepy like people have said and the characters were the most obnoxious people I’ve ever read about. When finally got to the end I was just mad. It was stupid. All of that mystery and no ghost?!?! No really mystery just a murder that was a murder and then people trying to throw others under the buss and the lady of the book just not named and not haunted?! Hated it. It was way too long for how it ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

violetaalseide's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

mylou's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

exclipse's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Rewrote my brain chemistry. I thought all of the characters were lovable and relatable in their own way but that's probably a sign of mental illness!!! 10/10 because it's the only book to contain my queen Beatrice Lacy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

daryn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Suicide

Minor: Cancer and Fire/Fire injury

wonderbeastlett's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

This is a mysterious book about a marriage that does not feel right and the protagonist tries to not live in the shadow of a former wife. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

laurenzokro's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Of all the literary classics I've read, this is definitely one of the best and that I think will stay with me for some time. I was really stunned by du Maurier's ability to exhibit such grandness and novelty in the world of Manderley. Nothing about the book's setting or character-building felt mundane or one-note, despite most of the book taking place in the same location (Manderley) with the same core characters, which really reflects the power of Rebecca's haunting and everlasting presence in everyone's lives. Knocked down the ranking a little bit because I do find it to be overly repetitive and obvious at times - particularly the narrator's constant imagining of scenarios in her head borne of her own self-consciousness - but I don't think that takes away from the book's dramatic impact. The arc of the story is incredibly well-constructed, and I honestly can't get over how good that ending is.

The sense of foreboding as Maxim drives back to Manderley made you assume the worst, particularly now that you knew what he was capable of, showing a turn of events that made them lose not only the life that they were hoping for a peaceful return to, but also the source of their recent strifes (Rebecca's continued presence in the house, Mrs. Danvers). Furthermore, everything coming together in the end - and Rebecca's ability to get the literal "last laugh" by going out the way she always intended - leaves such an impression on the reader, particularly given that despite all that, Maxim and the narrator are left with nothing but ash and no clear resolution to their story after all.

Actually writing that out is making me bump my rating back up to 5 stars. It is just truly remarkable and a real masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

elizabeth_henry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Gaslighting

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury