Rebecca

Chapter 1: the writing is so beautiful I'm already so intrigued why Manderley is no more, and why they are living in a small bedroom hotel instead?!

Chapter 4: omg this book is already so good! I love that we know from the start that later in their lives, they are going be okay, enjoying peace and safety, and having a nice daily routine. Their time at Manderley is going to be so tumultuous, I can sense it so easily!! Also, Du Maurier must have loved botany, her descriptions of nature, woods and flowers are so vivid!

Chapter 6: what a turn of events, they got married. There is something romantic about this sudden proposal and adventure, but also a dark presage in the form of her dreams, of the tangerine, and of Mrs. Van Hopper's words. I know they are now older and happy in a hotel, but still

1. I ADORE her writing. It's so beautiful and detailed and it makes it so easy to walk with them in Manderley and understand where everything is. Also, great character development!

I just finished chapter 13: is it becoming a murder mystery? Ben remembers when Rebecca told him not to tell anyone that she sailed that day. And who is this mysterious visitor/intruder, Mr. Favell, who knows very well Mrs. Danvers and called Mr. Winter ‘Max'. What are they hiding? Why did he came so often. Also, he gives me the creeps . There is something also about the body found 2 months later, which could still apparently be recognized. The scent of the flowers, the heaviness of the atmosphere in the house... Also, we can tell that a breakdown is about to happen in Maxim... So much tension contained.... I wish the main character didn't have to feel so stressed out all the time. She feels so free and liberated when she is on her own in nature. She just wants a simple life, where she doesn't have to entertain people and is not always ‘measured' to such high standards. She is sweet and kind, I hope later when they travel again it's going to really be better.

I finished it! Omg I finished it! What was even this last 10%!
It felt like new crucial things were happening on every single page on the last 3-4 chapters that I had to be so careful to not read what was on the other page. Well, sometimes I would look to give myself some tiny spoilers, and I would get even more intrigued to see how things would unfold. Omg this story! 5 stars, soooo easily. Except for the middle that was a little bit slow, I didn't dislike a single page of this book. I mean, the middle was good too. I understand why it's a classic! I need to go to sleep and rest on it and write more tomorrow. Wow!

Read and reviewed: 2022-05-20