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I think this book is so clever! The tension and suspense throughout the book is incredible, when it is all psychological mind games, and nothing actually threatening happening! Basically, this book is a tale of how women have no power and no identity in this society! It took me awhile to realize that we never even know the NAME of our narrator. She is of so little importance or worth in this British society, that she is not even worthy of a name! She becomes simply the second Mrs. Maxim de Winte
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May 30, 2009
Sunflower
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Oct 25, 2012
Cora
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In du Maurier's Rebecca, the young unnamed narrator marries a rich widower and returns with him to his estate. The meek and naive narrator is haunted by the memory of Rebecca, her husband's first wife. As she learns more and more about her predecessor, the clearer it becomes that she does not know the whole story. Du Maurier writes with a wonderfully descriptive style. I loved how she was able to reveal clues to the reader through the first person narration without the narrator having the same i
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Sorry, peeps, not a favorite at all.
I do have to admit, as per all your reviews, that the writing is very good but I don't like the novel. Unfortunately, I am an emotional rater hence, 2 stars only (please don't kill me!).
The novel contains memorable descriptive turn of phrases and ingenious characters but I was really annoyed and frustrated with it. And the ending, oh, the ending... *Aarggh* ...more
I do have to admit, as per all your reviews, that the writing is very good but I don't like the novel. Unfortunately, I am an emotional rater hence, 2 stars only (please don't kill me!).
The novel contains memorable descriptive turn of phrases and ingenious characters but I was really annoyed and frustrated with it. And the ending, oh, the ending... *Aarggh* ...more
If I could I would say it was more like 3 1/2 stars. There were parts where I was really riveted and other parts just dragged on. I can't say I ever really liked the narrator, although I think it would be hard to go into a marriage so quickly and follow someone so beloved, she definitely did nothing to help herself...which was frustrating (and I had to keep telling myself that this book was written a long time ago). I also got frustrated with her constantly depreciating comments about herself.
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Nov 19, 2010
Amy W
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