Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Rebeka by Daphne du Maurier

256 reviews

martyrbat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Incest, Infertility, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

thisiswhy_wecanthavenicethings's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so interesting and nuanced. It is absolutely not a romance though (don't think it was intended to be). It puts a really interesting perspective on old dynamics among the upper class, a new variation on mystery, and the way it is narrated makes it even more interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

jocelyn62013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, and Gun violence

bak8382's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

I haven't read this book since high school, but recently listened to it for a bookclub as our classics pick. I had forgotten some of the key plot points, but they began to come back to me as I listened and I think the twists are great. I feel like I have a different perspective on Rebecca herself now then I did the first time I read it. I'm sure the first time I read it I agreed with Maxim that Rebecca was evil. Now I can't understand what she did that was so terrible. He was so general in his description, I'm rather on Mrs. Danvers side, though her behavior towards the 2nd wife was pretty terrible. It seems like Rebecca was pretty up front with Maxim and he went along. It's my guess that Rebecca herself didn't have a lot of options. The 2nd Mrs. DeWinter is quite delusional, and you can tell that she's really looking for a father figure and not a husband. I do love the detail of never saying the 2nd wife's name while Rebecca's name is uttered many times. This feels like the precursor/inspiration to books like Verity by Colleen Hoover. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

amberinpieces's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Dementia, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

lk_mcgrewski's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Book can essentially be split into thirds with their own central plot: 1. P3dophilia, 2. Mystery, and 3. Political/judiciary discourse
It’s giving Walmart Jane Eyre

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

danielle_belle_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

Wow. This book was not what I expected and I LOVED it. Jane Eyre meets Agatha Christie meets Bluebeard ... Fascinating characters, beautiful setting, great twists and turns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

thereadingcat15's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Suicide, and Murder

vonaegir's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

a gothic, foreboding tale with twists you see coming in the best way possible. despite knowing what to expect due to this book's existence in the cultural milieu, i was still steeped in dread and on the edge of my seat with every chapter. in my opinion, the best way to read this story is to question everything, right until the very end. what ultimately makes this novel five stars for me is the way it stays with you afterwards, how you stew in the possibilities and complex picture presented once you've turned the last page. this is a book that begs you to question the information presented to you, both by the narrator and by the people she interacts with. 

personally, i think the question that will stay with me is, of course, about the titular rebecca. namely, was she as monstrous as we are lead to believe by the end? to me, the staying power of this story is in the absence of a clear answer to that question, among many others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide