Rebecca

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This book was the best book i've ever read! it was so exciting, and i couldn't put it down! there was surprise after surprise and it kept me reading all the way through!

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Summary: Truly Enchanting
Review: This is one of the most amazing books I have ever read. You always hear about books that make you feel "like you're really there." Well, if that describes one book, this is it. I have never truly understood a book as I did this literary masterpiece. Daphne du Maurier draws an amazing character from memories of others'. Obtain this book and become lost in Manderley!

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This is definetly one of the best books I've ever read. I just couldn't put it down. I'm usually not the fastest reader, but I finished this in less than 3 days! If you like romance and suspense, you should definetly read this classic.

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Summary: Well wrote, but moraless
Review: Rebecca is an interesting story, and Daphne Du Maurier used nice writing techniques to tell the story. But I find it completely moraless. I will not explain why because I don't want to wreck the story for anyone. Also why doesn't Du Maurier name the narator of the story, even when Maxim talks about how pretty her name is. That just strikes me as odd and extremly annoying.

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Summary: Don't read unless you have to.
Review: I found this book very long, drawn out and boring. It was far from realistic, and I found the characters flat and lifeless. The story was unbelievable and it's hard to stay interested - I wish I DIDN'T have to read this for school!

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Summary: Loved it
Review: Rachel is defintely a book I will read again. I finished it in one day. The story wraps you in and somehow you can't let go. Very intriguing until the very end. When I finished I ran out to get the sequel Mrs. De Winter.

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Summary: WONDERFUL, WISH I HAD READ IS SOONER
Review: Rebecca is a wonderful book or mystery and twists. I thoroughly enjoyed it!!!!!

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Summary: Superbly dramatic narration, flawless production values.
Review: Anna Massey's dramatic voice provides just the right degree of drama and tension for Rebecca, the psychological story of a young woman's confrontations with a remote employer, a hostile housekeeper, and the ghost of a past wife. The unabridged presentation allows for full appreciation of Du Maurier's works and subtlety: highly recommended.

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Summary: The perfect combination of passion and mystery!
Review: I read this book for a report in highschool. In the beginning, I wasn't impressed, but then I could not put the book down! I read the entire book in about a day! Manderly was another world for me. I felt like I was living through Mrs. De Winter. Du Maurier writes with such exquisite attention to detail. She creates real characters. I've read this book many times since and it is definitely my favorite book!

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Summary: Rebecca is just irresistible
Review: The reason the book is called Rebecca is because, even if she was dead from the beginning of the story, Rebecca is the only interesting character in it. That is not to say the book is bad, not at all; it's charged with suspense and mystery from the moment Mr De Winter brings home wife number two, a simple young girl with the personality of a rabbit, who as soon as she arrives to Manderley is intimidated by the memory of the incomparable Rebecca, as present in her death as she was in life. Terrorized by a creepy servant who idolized her former mistress, bit by bit the second Mrs De Winter reconstructs the past of her new family and, of course Rebecca's. In some parts the story becomes a little heavy, besides, I found the atmosphere quite depressing, but I think that adds to the story, that sense of dread that comes from feeling Rebecca's awesome presence all over the lives of those involved with Manderley. It's a very, very good book, and I'm anxious to see the movie Hithcock made based on it, only him could do justice to this kind of story. A perfect choice to read in a stormy night.