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One of my favorites. Haunting and beautiful. Unforgettable.
Ahhhhhh Manderley. I can picture it so easily. Wish I could go there.
Rebecca is thought to be Du Maurier's most famous and well-considered novel. It was first published in 1938 and received Britain's National Book Award. It was made into a movie in 1940 and that won the Academy award for best motion picture.
UPDATE: April 25, 2016 Re-Read with the Reading for Pleasure Book Club. Large buddy read. Looking forward to the discussion with ...more
Ahhhhhh Manderley. I can picture it so easily. Wish I could go there.
Rebecca is thought to be Du Maurier's most famous and well-considered novel. It was first published in 1938 and received Britain's National Book Award. It was made into a movie in 1940 and that won the Academy award for best motion picture.
UPDATE: April 25, 2016 Re-Read with the Reading for Pleasure Book Club. Large buddy read. Looking forward to the discussion with ...more
4.5 stars
Well, everybody knows about Rebecca. If they haven't read the book, they must have heard one of the most famous first lines, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." or watched the famous Hitchcock's adaptation. Either way, it's one of the most famous 20th century classics.
I few months ago, I watched the movie as part of my Oscar Best Picture Marathon (Laurence Olivier...sigh!!!) so I was familiar with the general outline of the story. Reading the book was a whole different expe ...more
Well, everybody knows about Rebecca. If they haven't read the book, they must have heard one of the most famous first lines, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." or watched the famous Hitchcock's adaptation. Either way, it's one of the most famous 20th century classics.
I few months ago, I watched the movie as part of my Oscar Best Picture Marathon (Laurence Olivier...sigh!!!) so I was familiar with the general outline of the story. Reading the book was a whole different expe ...more
Loved it! Adding it to my top ten favorites of all time reads!
Rebecca is famous for good reason -- it is a classic English murder mystery with a small cast of interesting characters, set in the hauntingly-beautiful mansion called Manderley. I find the book a little dated -- the age discrepancy between the heroine and her husband is less common in novels these days, and the heroine's shy deference to her husband is also less acceptable. As is often the case, the portrayal of the villain -- actually two villains, but I don't want to spoil the story -- are ex
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What a great read. Just a page turner! I loved how the story unfolded. I really loved how we never knew the new Mrs. De Winter's first name….very cool. I figured the whole thing out in advance, but it was still a great read. I'd love to try some of her others. It reminded me a lot of Jane Eyre, only not done near as well. I didn't care for Maxim as much as Mr. Rochester. My biggest critizism was that I really got tired of her use of the word "said". There are plenty of other vocabulary options
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Apr 20, 2016
Dessi
marked it as to-read
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Oct 19, 2016
Caroline
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it was amazing
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Aug 01, 2017
Karen
marked it as to-read
Apr 09, 2018
Christine Jones
marked it as to-read
