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One of the most "meh" books I've read.
For a modern classic, it's so dry, and for a mystery, it's so dull. The writing style didn't appeal to me at all, it was overly simplistic. and the mystery was quite obvious by chapter 2. The pacing is extremely off, feelings can't change THAT fast, and here I thought some YA contemporaries had a bad case of insta love, THIS IS WORSE!
This is a story of Philip, an orphan who's left to the care of Ambrose, who travels to Italy and dies in mysterious circumstan ...more
For a modern classic, it's so dry, and for a mystery, it's so dull. The writing style didn't appeal to me at all, it was overly simplistic. and the mystery was quite obvious by chapter 2. The pacing is extremely off, feelings can't change THAT fast, and here I thought some YA contemporaries had a bad case of insta love, THIS IS WORSE!
This is a story of Philip, an orphan who's left to the care of Ambrose, who travels to Italy and dies in mysterious circumstan ...more
I went in completely ignorant, and I recommend the same. Lovely writing, gothic atmosphere, and suspenseful throughout. It’s about suspicion and paranoia; I don’t want to reveal any more. Is Rachel really up to no good or just a victim of sexism? So good. The MC could use a good throttling at times, though.
Language: Clean
Sexual Content: None
Violence/Gore: Mild
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Language: Clean
Sexual Content: None
Violence/Gore: Mild
Harm to Animals: (view spoiler)
Harm to Children: (view spoiler)
Other (Trigg ...more
Jun 15, 2019
Christine PNW
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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vintage-women
What the fuck did I just read?
Oh, this book. This book is crazy, intriguing, compelling, disturbing and unaccountable.
I feel like maybe I should just turn right around and read it again because I have NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
Dayum, can Daphne du Maurier tell stories or what.
I think that this was actually better than Rebecca, and it was for sure better than Jamaica Inn.
Oh, this book. This book is crazy, intriguing, compelling, disturbing and unaccountable.
I feel like maybe I should just turn right around and read it again because I have NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
Dayum, can Daphne du Maurier tell stories or what.
I think that this was actually better than Rebecca, and it was for sure better than Jamaica Inn.
I enjoyed reading this book, but I liked Rebecca better.
Apr 23, 2014
Hayley
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
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already-own-bookshelf,
classic
Aug 13, 2017
Laura (Reading is a Doing Word)
marked it as to-read
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Mar 17, 2018
Karawan
marked it as to-read
Jan 29, 2019
Rachel
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Oct 23, 2019
Jill
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Jan 07, 2020
Jenn
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Jan 29, 2020
Wave
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Apr 18, 2021
Lindsey LaChute
marked it as to-read
