Rebecca
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Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

1938•Mystery•386 pages

Taste attributes: mysterythrillerromancepsychologicaldramaslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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Boxlist takeAn intimate, emotional mystery: fresh and slow-paced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the chilling events that transpired as she began her new life as the young bride of a husband she barely knew.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryThrillerRomancePsychologicalDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsComplex relationshipLove conquers all

Subjects

Married womenRemarriageRemarried peopleDramaSuspense fictionWivesEngland Gothic fictionLove stories

Details

Author
Daphne du Maurier
Published
1938
Pages
386
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