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The story is really wonderful and I so wanted the second Mrs. de Winter to stand up for herself. She (the narrator) was a shy, frightened, fish-out-of-water young woman who was placed in a very challenging situation. Her husband alternated between being uncommunicative to being angry to (infrequently) being responsive. The estate was a massive property with rules and order that were all new to her. And then, of course, there was Mrs. Danvers! The poor thing had my sympathy from the start. And wh
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Beautifully written and perfectly structured piece of writing. The author subtly peels off layers of suspense, drama,
self-recognition,...etc. Truly a masterpiece.
self-recognition,...etc. Truly a masterpiece.
Absolutely a wonderful read! Finished it yesterday and then watched the movie. It was the academy award winning movie in 1940.
I gave up on this one. I love the movie, but the Rebecca of the book drove me a bit crazy -- so self-deprecating.
Haunting story
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