Rebecca

Very good story with vivid characters. The reason I gave it three stars is that the ending is very abrupt and really leaves you hanging.

What an engrossing novel. I could not put this book down. Many nights, I awoke with my face in its pages, realizing that I had been reading up until the moment where I had fallen asleep. Every time I thought I might have figured out the next turns of what seemed like a fairly simple plot, I would read a new plot twist. The turns in the story were shocking, but believable. The characters are layered, flawed, and always compelling, if not always likeable, and du Mauriers writing is gorgeous and vivid, perfectly suited for a story where the setting is such a critical element.

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Bump! Bump! Bump! Yes, I’m hitting my thick head to the wall for waiting for so long to read this masterpiece! Two weeks ago I was so determined to start this book but then I decided I wasn’t mentally prepared to read something so intense! So I read a few romance, fantasy books. But last night, as m......more

Like a fine wine! Rebecca is the story of a widower named Max de Winter who marries a young woman who is serving as a companion to a wealthy American woman. The new Mrs. de Winter arrives at her new home, Manderley, when she meets the waitstaff of the house. However, the ghost of Rebecca, the late Mr......more

This has to be one of the best and most complete books I have ever read. Each element - plot, characters, twists, suspense, climax - all of it, perfect! If I had one criticism, it might be a slightly slow start, but with the awesome payoff, that is hardly worth mentioning. The plot - I have to be hon......more

This is it. THE delicious, curl up next to the fire under a blanket with tea book. THE windowsill on a rainy day with your pet book. THE stay up all night book. A chill goes down your spine (but in a good way!) while reading it. It is a masterpiece of gothic literature, the inheritor of the traditio......more

As far as Spooky Scary Suspense books go, this is a B-, but in terms of HGTV novelizations this is the best in the business. (What’s that glowing on the horizon? Oh, it’s the pitchfork-toting angry mob ready to burn me at the stake for comparing this masterpiece of fiction to a television channel abo......more