Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier

34 reviews

poubelleboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Grief, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Fatphobia, Death, Ableism, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer and Infertility

marissasa's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

4.5

This gothic classic had all the unsettling, ghostly vibes that I expected. The way that everything was setup and written, from the hauntingly beautiful descriptions of Manderley to the growing unease and madness of our unnamed main character and narrator, kept me engrossed and invested in this story from start to end. Despite being slow-paced and largely character-focused, I somehow enjoyed the super detailed descriptions and imagery paired with the racing inner thoughts of the second Mrs. de Winter. It was fascinating to me that the big reveal came around the middle of the book and not the end, as we got to watch everything we thought we knew about different characters and events unfold into the truth throughout the remainder of the story. I enjoyed that not everything was clearly laid out and that certain aspects of the central conflict, especially regarding character's relationships to each other and the extents of their knowledge of the truth, were kept vague for the mystery of it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

drmblu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Racism

below_average_baker's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Like other DDM books, this was very gripping, although there were definitely some slow sections that dragged a bit. Also like her other books, none of the characters were particularly likeable but were interesting to read about. Honestly if they all just communicated with each other properly, none of it would ever have happened!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Ableism, and Gun violence

Minor: Death and Violence

clairew97's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Infidelity, Infertility, Cancer, Death, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

catandherbooks's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

Minor: Terminal illness and Cancer

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

dark fast-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? No

2.0

DISCLAIMER -  I read this text as a set text for university meaning I did not pick this up for myself. It does not fit my usual reading selection so my review may be rather biased. 

I read this thinking it was a full version of Rebecca when actually it was an abridged version. It was fast paced due to the plot being shoehorned together and I did enjoy it.

Despite this though it did not have the original author’s writing style and after having read the true, full version of Rebecca, I do enjoy that more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

adrienneturner's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.0

Many things in this book didn't age well--the love story just left me asking "why?" and the portrayal of an intellectually disabled character just reads as insulting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Murder, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, Cancer, Infidelity, and Suicide

veronicatabor'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, and Violence

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy

neptunereign's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Dementia, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence