A review by miagw962
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

"You see," she said, snapping the top, and walking down the stairs, "you are so very different from Rebecca."

Loved this a lot! I just loved the atmosphere of the whole thing, particularly the first half - Rebecca being the antagonist of the story that she doesn't even appear in, it's just genius! All the descriptions from our main lady (who doesn't get named, leaning into that sense of unimportance amidst the mere memory of Rebecca, she goes nameless because Rebecca is too powerful, I love that so much) are very cinematic - I can certainly see how this story would lend itself to film and I am beyond excited to experience the eeriness and psychological trauma in a visual sense. The reason this isn't a 5 star is because the 'twist' itself ie. the actual thrilling bit of the thriller did not really blow me away - it's not something super creative but I still like how previous expectations were subverted. I'm just really really excited to watch the Hitchcock version of this because I have a feeling it's going to be insane. But yeah, this whole thing was enjoyable and actually very engaging, couldn't put it down at some parts. 
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