Rebecca in The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

Jul 21, 2022 Sheida rated it really liked it

Shelves: classic

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. Of course we have our moments of depression; but there are other moments too, when time, unmeasured by the clock, runs on into eternity and, catching his smile, I know we are together, we march in unison, no clash of thought or of opinion makes a barrier between us.

This book had me HOOKED and grinning with excitement (and also with the charm of the story) from the very beginning. I was not prepared for h ...more

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Jul 01, 2010 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: horror, crime, literary-fiction, mystery, favorites, fiction, novels, classics, ultimate-reading-list, suspense

I first read this as a teen in a mystery anthology owned by my mother, even though it was, I read, originally published as romance. These days it can be found in the general fiction section. Published in 1938, I'd say you can call this Gothic romance a classic--and it works on all levels--as both romance but also as a mystery with a twist worthy of Agatha Christie and written with real style. The opening lines are among the most famous and evocative in English literature: Last night I dreamt I w ...more

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Apr 12, 2015 Paris Henderson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015, written-by-women

So, since Rebecca is one of my absolute favorite Hitchcock films, when I saw a used copy of this for $3.50 the other day, I finally decided to read the novel that the film is based on. I got a lot of weird stares on the train based on the trashy cover, but the book itself is anything but trashy. I already see a re-read of this in my future. Particularly resonated with the following passage:

"Packing up. The nagging worry of departure. Lost keys, unwritten labels, tissue paper lying on the floor. ...more

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