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i have started reading this book and i am on the 154 page of it. its interesting but too narrative. i feel sorry for the girl who got married to mr de winter. she is so dumb and confused. what do u all think about this book. need a simple motivation to go on.

Narelle Works I hope you read the book Teena. It is well worth staying with it. There is a twist to it that puts it all into perspective.

Having read a few of the a…moreI hope you read the book Teena. It is well worth staying with it. There is a twist to it that puts it all into perspective.

Having read a few of the authors books you will see the differences from the beginning of each, quite dramatically so in some.

Rebecca is deliberately written from the viewpoint of a naive young woman with poor self esteem. It shines a light on what perceptions do to create myths around an event that are seemingly straightforward.

I loved it and have read it a number of times. I hope you enjoy unravelling the mystery. (less)

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Do you think Mrs. Danvers was in love with Rebecca?

Greg Gonzalez I ABSOLUTELY think she was in love with Rebecca! This was probably the closest you could get to a lesbian story line in literature at this time. It's …moreI ABSOLUTELY think she was in love with Rebecca! This was probably the closest you could get to a lesbian story line in literature at this time. It's just a shame that it falls into the usual trope of the only LGBT character being villainous. But, yes, to me it was obvious when Favell thought that Mrs. Danvers would back him up to say that Rebecca loved him and Mrs. Danvers just laughed and said that Rebecca made fun of all men.(less)

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