Rebecca

Five stars for crafting intense interest and presence with a character who never appears. Also, I think if I hadn't seen the movie this would have been a compelling page-turner.

But the narrator wears on one after a while, and I felt like this would have been better if shorter.

Actually, I would have been more interested if I'd read the background information on the author before reading the novel. More analysis and reflection on my part about her polar depiction of What a Woman Should Be would have lent a lot of texture to the read.