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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
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it was amazing

I've never read this great classic. One of my book groups is reading it and I looked on my shelves to see if I had a copy: Yes! An ancient, yellow-paged paperback, and I also have a copy of Du Maurier's _Jamaica Inn_. Cool beans. It's good so far, not stilted like the dreaded Jane Austen novels.
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What a fantastic story this is. I found it so curious that the main character - who is not Rebecca - was never named except to be referred to as "Mrs. de Winter"! I was irritated often by the fact that she was so mealy-mouthed and never stood up for herself, and yet I must admit her personality worked for the tale to play out as it did. The ending was exciting!
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February 14, 2017 – Shelved
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message 1: by Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) (new)
Apr 17, 2017 03:38AM

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) I think that's why she is never given a name; "we're talking living, breathing--wallpaper." (Carl in an episode of As Told by Ginger, describing Noel Sussman). She is so passive people don't notice her except as an extension of Max. She was a companion, a "nobody", until he took up with her, and she continues to be a "nobody" until the very end.
In passing: there was an apartment house in my college town called Manderley.


message 2: by C-shaw (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 17, 2017 07:39AM

C-shaw I think you are exactly right about her name. Even as she gained some gumption towards the end of the book, she remained an extension of Maxim. (Hee hee, I think her real name must have been "Dogsbody.")
Oh, cool about the apartment house called Manderley. The first line of the book is so iconic that it is repeated by folks who haven't even read the book. Mum is urging me to read _My Cousin Rachel_ next, telling me it's even better. I will get it soon - probably from the library since the cost is still nearly $10 US, even in e-book version - but I have a copy of _Jamaica Inn_, so will probably read it first. That reminds me, have you ever read _A High Wind in Jamaica_?
Happy belated Easter. He arose for you and me!!


message 3: by Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) (new)
Apr 17, 2017 07:44AM

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) He did indeed. I will PM you soon.


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