Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

84 reviews

sanadingankar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism

A character does brown face when dressing up as Arab, for a costume party

kirstencholewa's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I struggled to get invested in this book and didn’t feel it picked up until around 60% of the way through. 

It may have been the audio format, but was difficult at times to know when the narrator was imagining scenarios or if it was actually happening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

zulmiro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Dementia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

lexii_lemon_basil'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

5.0

I love this because I love Rebecca; I want to be Rebecca. Max is a wet noodle and I find the narrators continual commitment to being accessory after the fact somewhat …relaxing? Hm. 

The whole plot rests on a rather ableist stereotype of a character, which does temper my excitement a bit as a neurodivergent and physically disabled individual.

5/5, still no reason to read other novels of the same ilk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

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

rsoule7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Cultural appropriation

strawb3rrysugar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

This book definitely starts slowly. Events won't start picking up until halfway through the book. However, the payoff is worth it. Du Maurier takes the time to establish Rebecca's presence in Manderley and in the narrative, haunting the narrator and all other characters. Definitely a good book to start with if you want to get into gothic literature but aren't sure where to start. It was pretty easy to follow, save one or two google searches.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Ableism

Mrs. Danvers tries to get the narrator to kill herself in one chapter. A disabled character named Ben is described in many derogatory ways, and says he's afraid of being sent to an asylum.

When Rebecca's real body and boat are discovered, there's some brief description of her body having dissolved from being in the water for so long. Not terribly graphic, but a little disturbing.

This book never approaches being overly graphic, but how the overall storyline pans out might be upsetting to some who have experienced domestic abuse.

luverbyrd's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism and Death

themissyreads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Cultural appropriation

Period typical attitudes regarding race, class and intellectual disability.