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The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier

3 reviews

kmhst25's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

I can’t pin down my feelings about duMaurier. I like her books and I don’t like them. I find them both compelling and boring, pointless and meaningful. 

Best as I can tell, if you like duMaurier, you’ll like this book. If you don’t, you won’t.

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fluffy1st's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5


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possiblyeve's review

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

3.5

i love daphne’s writing style - and this book has something of woolf’s ‘mrs dalloway’ in it, in the way that it is full of recollections and narrative pov switches. it made me strangely emotional, towards the end, in Celia’s last chapter. the cover of my edition is a washed lilac-grey, and the book fits that colour.

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