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Summary: One of my favorites suspense novels of all time.
Review: Rebecca is one of my favorite suspense novels of all time. My older sister brought Rebecca home to read and couldn't put it down. I latched onto it when she was finished and I couldn't put it down, either. That was about 35 years ago! It's interesting how timeless this story is. I have read this book countless times through the years and as I've matured, I've gained deeper insight into the various characters' feelings and motives making it new all over again. I love the way Ms. Du Maurier weaves the fascinating tale of a vulnerable young woman filled with low self exteem and her evolution from victim to victorious in the midst of an environment filled with lies, deceit, treachery and malice. It's a powerfully good read.
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Summary: Emblazened in my memory
Review: I read this book in high school, and even now when I see the cover I get chills. It is superbly written, with the narrator including you in the mystery. You are not watching her, you are joining her. In every room you have a specific description and image of what she is seeing. This books shows evil comes in more than one form. Read to the end, then smile. Loved it.
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Summary: The Search for Happiness
Review: This is a novel of mystery as well as intrigue. It is exceptionally written and an alluring read. The narrator, young and naive sets out to a new life she could only dream of. She is recently married to the rich and secretive Maxim de Winter, who owns the Manderly mansion. His former life plagues her and reveals horrific details of Maxim's past. Rebecca, Maxim's late wife, whose shadow the narrator walks in, becomes the one person who can shatter her newly found happiness. Rebecca's death still holds mystery but the truth has its ways of being known. I thought the book to be thrilling and compelling, keeping you at the edge of your seat with each turn of the page. The language is very descriptive and almost poetic. Each character, setting and element significant to the novel is vividly portrayed through her eloquent writings. This novel truly is a joy to read due to the puzzling plot which keeps the reader guessing right up to the very end.
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Summary: An Amazing Novel
Review: Rebecca was an amazing novel!! From the nameless herione to mysterious Maxim De Winter and Manderlay to the book's namesake, Rebecca. Du Marier's book was amazing, and I highly suggest it to anyone. It will take you on a rollar coaster of amazing intervowen plots and shocking secrets. Go buy Rebecca today!
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Summary: Hauntingly Beautiful
Review: After knowing Maxim de Winter for only a few weeks, the narrator marries him and is taken back to his estate Manderley on the coast of England. However, upon arrival things do not go as the new Mrs. de Winter planned because the memory of Rebecca, Maxim's first wife, continually haunts her. Rebecca's belongings remain untouched, the servant Mrs. Danvers continually comments on how beautiful and amazing Rebecca was, and the narrator begins to feel she will never live up to the seemingly flawless ways Rebecca ran Manderley. As the narrator begins to wonder if even Maxim loved Rebecca more than herself, she prepares for a ball and is unknowingly convinced by the sly Mrs. Danvers to wear the same ball gown Rebecca wore the year before. Just as the new Mrs. de Winter is about to give up hope, the story of the seemingly perfect Rebecca begins to unfold, and the secrets of Rebecca's death are revealed. Daphne du Maurier is a hauntingly beautiful writer with sinister and gothic undertones. She immediately draws readers into the stormy world of Manderley and leaves them with unexpected psychological twists, throwing traditional definitions of good and evil to the wind.
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Summary: A good mystery
Review: This novel is amazing! DuMaurier tells a great, original story with twists and turns no one could imagine. Her writing style, although somewhat older, is not very difficult to read and her descriptive style is interesting to read. Her protagonist is well developed and although somewhat mousy, she is not very difficult to relate to. This book is a classic not only of duMaurier's time, but also of today.
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Summary: Compelling-page turner
Review: Rebecca is a book whose name and cover force recollections from many readers of fiction. I had somehow escaped this story during my younger days but am delighted to have found it as an adult. The opening paragraph has the power to remove you from your surroundings and drop you into the rural landscape of early 20th C England. The demure yet unpolished and insecure young protagonist forces us to connect personally to her constant neurosis concerning her adaptation into the DeWinter home. We have all felt at times so unsure of ourselves and questioned nearly everything and everyone around us. It is this instant symbiotic connection with this young woman which makes the story so engaging. We hope vicariously that her instantanteous entrance into high society is smooth and successful but cower with her when her youthful naivete bungles the daily household management. However, when her paranoia leads her to unearth Rebecca's memory, the real story begins. What a great way to spend a reading respite. I'll definitely be reading it again!!!
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Summary: can you say B-O-R-I-N-G???
Review: I HAD TO READ THIS FOR MY RESEARCH PAPER AND I CAN TELL YOU IT IS NOT GOING TO BE AN A+ PAPER BECAUSE HOW IN THE WORLD CAN YOU WRITE A PAPER IF YOU DON'T GET THE BOOK. IT GOES ON AND ON AND JUST GETS ME LOST.
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Summary: A Real Page Turner!
Review: This book has to be one of the greatest books i'll ever read. My mother recommended me this book, and nagged me forever to read it. I finally did read it and finished in 4 days. I simply could not put it down! The plot was fabulous with many twists and turns. I was surprised by every chapter. This book I will certainly recommend to those around me and i recommend it to anyone. This book is highly enjoyable and simply wonderful. One of the best books i will ever read.
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Summary: A great book that must be read by everyone!!!
Review: One of my teachers recommended this book to me; when she had told me about the plot of this story, I fell in love with it immediately. I could feel how mysterious the story would be even by hearing the outline. I have enjoyed reading Rebecca and enjoyed the feeling of love the author gave me. The story is about a shy young woman, after she marries the mysterious Mr. De Winter, lives under the dark shadow of his first wife, Rebecca. She always felt that people are comparing her to the lovely woman, Rebecca; even her servants did not treat her very kindly. As the story moves on, Mrs. De Winter begins to recognize Rebecca¡¦s personality more and more. Throughout the whole story, I always had a mysterious feeling about ¡§Who is Rebecca?¡¨ when I was reading through, I really wanted to know more about this great woman. I was truly surprised with the ending, I could never have guess this romance story would end like this. I highly recommend this book to everyone and wish they all will have the same excited feeling as I do.
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