Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

410 pages first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics mystery romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

Last Night I Dreamt I went to Manderley Again...With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the chilling events that transpired as she began...

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Community Reviews Summary of 33,809 reviews

Moods

mysterious 91%
dark 85%
tense 66%
emotional 31%
reflective 22%
sad 11%
challenging 9%
adventurous 8%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 37%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 39% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 35% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8%

Average rating

4.22

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