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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
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really liked it
bookshelves: owned, united-kingdom

I kept this book around for a long time before I read it and I would always look at it on the shelf and think that when I got to read it I would really like it. And hey, I was right.
There was a point about halfway through where I thought it was starting to drag a bit, but it quickly picked up again and the last part is really very good. Sadly, it doesn't quite rank up there with my all-time favs, but it was still really nicely constructed and developed, with an interesting cast of characters and great atmosphere.
I recommend it especially because the interplay between Rebecca, the narrator, and Mr de Winter makes for such an interesting study of human nature, particulary female human nature and its struggles.
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Quotes Mariana Liked

Daphne du Maurier
“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca


Reading Progress

September 14, 2014 – Shelved as: to-read
September 14, 2014 – Shelved
May 19, 2015 – Shelved as: owned
August 1, 2016 – Started Reading
August 1, 2016 – Shelved as: united-kingdom
August 3, 2016 –
page 45
10.51%
August 5, 2016 –
page 119
27.8%
August 12, 2016 –
page 190
44.39%
August 13, 2016 –
page 256
59.81%
August 14, 2016 –
page 327
76.4%
August 16, 2016 –
page 354
82.71%
August 18, 2016 – Finished Reading

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