Rebecca in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Oct 10, 2018 Denise Cormaney rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Sometimes you find the right book at the right time. It was the weekend of Kavanaugh being confirmed, and I was feeling rather distraught. I couldn’t focus on anything, and I needed a book to take me to a completely different time and place. Rebecca was sitting on my Kindle, waiting for a moment such as this.

This book is a classic for a reason. It’s the kind of book you curl up with, cup of tea in hand and a blanket across your lap, getting swept up in the story. This starts out as a slow burn; ...more

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May 31, 2018 Shannon rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-harder-2018

Read Harder 2018: A classic of genre fiction (mystery)

While it took me around fifty pages to get into the style of writing, what a fantastic final one hundred pages this book has! Even though I was able to predict some of the plot twists (maybe I read this book in high school?), I still thoroughly enjoyed it and stayed up well past my bedtime to finish it.

I liked du Maurier's style, even if the descriptions were a bit overdone at times. I liked that we never learn Mrs. de Winter's name, that she ...more

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Jul 08, 2018 Adjrun rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is a really interesting novel. It’s the point on a line in-between Jane Eyre and modern thrillers like Gone Girl. I had no idea how much of the novel was almost a literary remix of Brontë’s work, but the reference and resonances are clear. And I can’t help but think that modern unlikeable heroines have their footing in both Rebecca and the second Mrs. DeWinter.

The book says a lot about femininity and power and relationships and honesty. More than honesty - candor. Openness about feelings an ...more

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Aug 05, 2018 Christina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, mystery

Woooooow. That is the summary of my reaction to this book. So well written, made me feel so many emotions, including incredibly dark at times. And once I got into it around page 30 I was hanging on every word until the very last page. I am very torn on many of the characters, including the protagonist, but I did start to care more and more even about the ones I may have initially disliked. Though some I still loathe. So many twists and even if I was spoiled on one that didn’t impact my enjoyment ...more

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Mar 23, 2014 Danielle Ballard rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I have no idea what took me so long to read this book. It was deliciously creepy in so many ways!

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Aug 12, 2014 Mary rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: format-paper, favorites, re-reads, format-audio, summer-bingo-2014, 2014-favorites, bookclub-novelpairings, 2023-shelf, 2023-favorites

2023: still a lifetime favorite! re-read with Novel Pairings and my first time reading from the perspective of an unreliable narrator ... so so good!

2014: I was completely and totally captivated. I know I'd read this at least twice before - once as a teenager and again when I bought the late 1990's edition paperback that still sits on my bookshelf. yet somehow, I'd managed to forget how the story plays out. I doubt I'll forget it again. especially if I can find the movie to watch. Hitchcock, Oli ...more

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