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I read the book and simultaneously listened to the audio performed by Anna Massey
Wow! Why hadn’t I read this before? Classic psychological thriller and the epitome of the gothic novel.
Our narrator begins her life as companion-in-training to the insufferable Mrs Van Hopper, who is spending the season in Monte (Carlo, that is). There they come across Mr Maxim de Winter in the resort restaurant. He is a well-known widower who “can’t seem to get over the loss of his wife.” Events lead the young nar ...more
Wow! Why hadn’t I read this before? Classic psychological thriller and the epitome of the gothic novel.
Our narrator begins her life as companion-in-training to the insufferable Mrs Van Hopper, who is spending the season in Monte (Carlo, that is). There they come across Mr Maxim de Winter in the resort restaurant. He is a well-known widower who “can’t seem to get over the loss of his wife.” Events lead the young nar ...more
I loved this book. It was atmospheric, creepy, addictive. The characters, even though almost none of them were likeable, were fantastic. Mrs Danvers ... a deliciously horrible woman. The narrator was infuriating, but so real, with her constant imagined scenarios and insecurities.
Manderley was a character in itself, and du Maurier's descriptions of it were incredible.
I could not put this down once I hit about three-quarters through, and finished it at 1am. Well past my bedtime. That ending! From ...more
Manderley was a character in itself, and du Maurier's descriptions of it were incredible.
I could not put this down once I hit about three-quarters through, and finished it at 1am. Well past my bedtime. That ending! From ...more
It took me a long while to get in to this, mainly because I found the unnamed narrator so insipid and annoying. I just wanted her to grow a spine. Perhaps, in the 21st century we have become so conditioned to reading about strong heroines that it felt alien to have a main protagonist who was so weak. But once the party had passed and the boat which Rebecca had died in was found, the pace and the tension really picked up and I thoroughly enjoyed it as I got towards the end. It was great reading i
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Sorry, peeps, not a favorite at all.
I do have to admit, as per all your reviews, that the writing is very good but I don't like the novel. Unfortunately, I am an emotional rater hence, 2 stars only (please don't kill me!).
The novel contains memorable descriptive turn of phrases and ingenious characters but I was really annoyed and frustrated with it. And the ending, oh, the ending... *Aarggh* ...more
I do have to admit, as per all your reviews, that the writing is very good but I don't like the novel. Unfortunately, I am an emotional rater hence, 2 stars only (please don't kill me!).
The novel contains memorable descriptive turn of phrases and ingenious characters but I was really annoyed and frustrated with it. And the ending, oh, the ending... *Aarggh* ...more
I read this for the Hardcore Literature Book Club - well listened to it as read by the fabulous Anna Massey actually - and it is just as wonderful as I possibly could have imagined. I know I've seen the movie but long ago and I don't think the movie could ever do the book justice. I am looking forward to the Book Club lectures later on this year. Such a fabulous and heart-wrenching, dark and gothic story. I did occasionally want to slap the second Mrs. de Winter silly as she spun her totally ung
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Excellent.
Mar 02, 2014
Joi
marked it as read-before-you-die
Shelves:
adult-fiction-2-b-read,
classics-2-b-read
