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Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier,

Sally Beauman (Afterword)

Start date: August 16, 2012

Finish date: August 20, 2012

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Nov 12, 2011 Kaitlin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, historical-fiction, british-lit, gothic, adult-fiction, mystery, 20th-century, female-author, 04-stars, have-in-book-form

Rebecca Review “I would have gone too but I wanted to come straight back to you.I kept thinking of you, waiting here, all by yourself, not knowing what was going to happen.”Same with the review I did for Indiana by George Sand, I heard Rebecca through Meg & Dia song (pre-Dia Frampton if anyone watched her on the voice for the first season) but unlike George Sand who is hard to find any of her novels in book stores and used book stores you can find Daphne du Maurier books at any book stores.I hon ...more

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Dec 10, 2017 Kingfan30 rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books, bbc-big-read, adaptions, books-of-the-century

This has been on my book shelf for longer than I care to think about, so it was about time I dusted it off and Gavin a go. It started as a bit of a slow burner for me (as did the only other Du Maurier book I've read), I found I just wanted to give the narrator a good shake, especially once they arrived in Manderlay. Mrs Danvers got my back up from the start and I guessed what was going to happen at the ball after her suggestion. However just when I thought where on earth is this book going, it s ...more

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Aug 28, 2021 Sagheer Afzal rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is a brilliant, bold and trail-blazing novel that would have made it into the cannon of all time greats had the author not rushed the ending. This book is the most salient example of how a character can drive a book. The way the author melds introspection, prose and drama is brilliant. The characterisation is also flawless, especially that of the sapphic Mrs. Danvers. This book has all the mechanics of a memorable thriller. Pacing, characterisation and suspense. The last 20 pages were super ...more

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