My Thoughts

I really enjoyed REBECCA. The story was very suspenseful and intriguing. The unnamed heroine reminded me of how I’d act or feel if I were in her situation. I felt like I could relate to her a lot, which helped me like the story even more. There were also a few twists that added to the depth of the story and caught me off guard.

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” is the book’s opening line and I guess it’s quite famous. This line also set the tone of the story. The heroine, who was also the narrator, recounts her experience at Manderley. I thought it was quite interesting that the end of the story was actually the beginning. After all the drama was over, I reread the first chapter so I could read about the main characters during a happier, less stressful time.

The edition of the book I read actually had the original epilogue with it. Because the name of the heroine’s husband was changed, it was not included as part of the story. In fact, in this edition, du Maurier explained she rewrote the epilogue into the first couple of chapters of the book. I enjoyed reading the epilogue because it included details the published version didn’t have.