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Re-reading Rebecca after a gap of 30 years has been a huge revelation for me. My younger self had been intrigued by the mystery and suspense, haunted by the dominating presence of Manderley. The older me marveled at how skilfully the author has used the themes of marriage and murder to throw light on women and patriarchy in 20th century Britain. While earlier I had never quite understood why the second Mrs de Winters had not been named, on re-reading it, it was starkly clear (No spoilers here...
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This book took me completely by surprise. I went into it blind and expected a book about a character named Rebecca who lives in a fancy house and some gothic elements.
I can’t even go into detail without spoiling. So, let’s just say it kind of felt like a ghost story, a psychological analysis and a mystery detective novel. There were a lot of plot twists that surprised me and one that did not surprise and just annoyed me (therefore I took one star off). When you read this book, for the most part ...more
I can’t even go into detail without spoiling. So, let’s just say it kind of felt like a ghost story, a psychological analysis and a mystery detective novel. There were a lot of plot twists that surprised me and one that did not surprise and just annoyed me (therefore I took one star off). When you read this book, for the most part ...more
Great psychological thriller. Read it many, many years ago so this was a re-read but I’d forgotten a lot. Sometimes I wanted to shake the new Mrs. De Winter and just tell her to be confident but her innocence drives the story. And it is interesting to see her grow as the story progresses.
This book is fantastic in every way.
Apr 06, 2013
Hayley
marked it as to-read
Dec 17, 2013
Fiona
marked it as to-read
Jan 08, 2014
Ruth
marked it as to-read
Jul 22, 2014
Elizabeth Nunez
marked it as to-read
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