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Feb 19, 2017
Christine H
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Five stars for crafting intense interest and presence with a character who never appears. Also, I think if I hadn't seen the movie this would have been a compelling page-turner.
But the narrator wears on one after a while, and I felt like this would have been better if shorter.
Actually, I would have been more interested if I'd read the background information on the author before reading the novel. More analysis and reflection on my part about her polar depiction of What a Woman Should Be would h ...more
But the narrator wears on one after a while, and I felt like this would have been better if shorter.
Actually, I would have been more interested if I'd read the background information on the author before reading the novel. More analysis and reflection on my part about her polar depiction of What a Woman Should Be would h ...more

Upon reading this classic for the first time, I expected something rather dull and only slightly interesting. Now, after finishing it, I can't believe I had never read it before. It has a bit of a Jane Eyre feel to it, though not nearly as good nor romantic. Still, the descriptions were wonderfully vivid, and the sense of mystery was there. I'm not sure why it's labeled as suspense, since I didn't feel much of that. I was mostly intrigued by who Rebecca was, what had really happened to her, and
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Just could not get into this one. So I've given up.
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Mar 08, 2012
Stormnangel
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it was amazing
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