Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier | Audiobooks |
ISBN: 9626343230 Global Overview for this book
Registered by indygo88 of Lafayette, Indiana USA on 4/7/2009
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Journal Entry 1 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, April 7, 2009
"Rebecca is a novel of mystery and passion, a dark psychological tale of secrets and betrayal, dead loves and an estate called Manderley that is as much a presence as the humans who inhabit it: "when the leaves rustle, they sound very much like the stealthy movement of a woman in evening dress, and when they shiver suddenly and fall, and scatter away along the ground, they might be the pitter, patter of a woman's hurrying footsteps, and the mark in the gravel the imprint of a high-heeled satin shoe." Manderley is filled with memories of the elegant and flamboyant Rebecca, the first Mrs. DeWinter; with the obsessive love of her housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, who observes the young, timid second Mrs. DeWinter with sullen hostility; and with the oppressive silences of a secretive husband, Maxim. Rebecca may be physically dead, but she is a force to contend with, and the housekeeper's evil matches that of her former mistress as a purveyor of the emotional horror thrust on the innocent Mrs. DeWinter. The tension builds as the new Mrs. DeWinter slowly grows and asserts herself, surviving the wicked deceptions of Mrs. Danvers and the silent deceits of her husband, to emerge triumphant in the midst of a surprise ending that leaves the reader with a sense of haunting justice."

Acquired through PaperBackSwap. (abridged on 4 CD's; read by Emma Fielding)

Journal Entry 2 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Mr. Maxim De Winter, widowed from his bride Rebecca, meets the young, unnamed narrator of this book, who eventually becomes the second Mrs. De Winter. She moves into the infamous mansion called Manderley, but can't escape the persistent, almost ghostly presence of the beloved, beautiful Rebecca.

I do not read classic literature very often, but I had an abridged audiobook version of this (4 discs) and was looking for a quick read, so this fit the bill. I really had no background on the plot of this story, so it all unfolded naturally and came as a surprise as I was reading. This would be considered more of a modern classic, published originally in 1938 and I've seen it classified in several genres: romance, suspense, thriller, Gothic, etc. As a classic, I enjoyed this, probably more so than most classics I've read. Reading the abridgment, I obviously got the abbreviated version and I'm sure I missed out on a lot of the finer detail, but as abridgments go, I got the feeling that it was a good one and I got the main points of the story without it feeling too choppy or disjointed. That ending, though! It came out of nowhere and was so abrupt (esp. on audio, I think). I do have an actual paperback book copy on my shelf and I had to go back and re-read the ending to make sure I didn't miss anything. Overall, an enjoyable classic without feeling too outdated.

Journal Entry 3 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, February 11, 2023

Released 1 yr ago (2/11/2023 UTC) at Lafayette, Indiana USA

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