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cyberhavok's review against another edition
- 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
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
kingcrookback's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Incest and Infertility
ratnix's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Rebecca has won. In fact, she had already won before even her murder took place, even before the nameless heroine meets Max, even before the narrative begins.
Mrs. Danvers is a scion of Rebecca, she is there to continue her influence on Manderley and even she has lost to Rebecca, though she does not see it; her full allegiance to Rebecca has subjected her to a kind of monstrification fuelled by her hate for both the heroine and Max.
Rebecca not only haunts the narrative, she takes full control of it by creating and enhancing the heroine's insecurities, plaguing her with nightmares of Manderley even after the events of the book have taken place [as the first line of the book suggests] and of Rebecca herself, by unintentionally turning Mrs. Danvers into a loyal servant willing to drive the nameless heroine into committing suicide, by haunting Max's reality.
Rebecca's rage at Max's convenient escape from being imprisoned for his crime is seen in the fire of the mansion. You can almost hear her scream Manderley will go down just like I did, but I will always be there
So, yes. Rebecca has won.
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming and Cancer
meganrina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Ableism, Incest, and Terminal illness
hannahsbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Rebecca is an enigma even though she is all anyone at Manderley talks about, and we gather tidbits of information as we read along and the mystery surrounding her death is fully revealed by the conclusion of the novel.
A clever decision from du Maurier was that the book is named after a deceased character, and yet our protagonist, the narrator of this tale, is never named. She is only ever referred to as Mrs de Winter or "my wife" etc, ironic as the deceased Mrs du Winter's name is so prevalently used, and her predecessors first name is never even revealed despite it being written from her perspective, prehaps to solidify the theme of feeling inadequate when she compares herself to Rebecca but is it all in her head...?
Moderate: Infidelity and Murder
Minor: Cancer
stories's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Would be fascinating to study, and even fascinating to reread: the abrupt ending certainly had me jumping immediately back to the opening.
Plenty of ambiguity, as well as foreshadowing, and endless musing on hypothetical scenarios. Gorgeous descriptive language. Lots of mystery, and drawn out reveals of information. Written for the journey of coming to understand, not just arrival at the destination.
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
jayjayjers's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Incest and Terminal illness
graceheartsbooks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer, Incest, and Infertility
eva_jean's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Murder
Moderate: Incest and Infidelity
Minor: Terminal illness and Cultural appropriation
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy