Disappointing after Rebecca & Frenchman's Creek
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I had this book bought for me for Christmas, and when I opened it I was looking forward to reading it, particularly after having read Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek and Rebecca of which I thoroughlly enjoyed and the build up having held my attention throughout.
However, I was expecting the same kind of process to happen. I felt this build up as I was reading the book, and when I got to the end I found it a bit of an anti-climax.
I have to say that it has put me off reading her books again because I would like to read more, but it has left me thinking twice before spending the money.
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Excellent
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I totally disagree with the last reviewer. No twist in the tale? a straightforward story?
I wonder if we have been reading the same book?
The way I understand it, the whole point of this book IS in its ending and its 'twist in the tale', which throws all your expectations up in the air, and leaves you at the end with a feeling of 'was she bad? Or was she good? Who was right and who was wrong?" It is the cleverness of Daphne du Maurier that it turns the whole story on its head and makes you reasess it at the end.
I personally found it much better than Rebecca which I think is a bit overrated.
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Disappointing only because I expected so much more
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I really REALLY enjoyed "Rebecca" and "The King's General" so I had very great expectations of this one. In some ways I do agree with previous reviewers in that it is written beautifully, Du Maurier has a wonderful gift of being able to build up an intense atmosphere by describing her characters so well, and this book is no exception. However, I was disappointed with the plot - I had expected a twist at the end, and I do like to be surprised, but it was quite a straightforward story, and i could anticipate the ending well before I got there. I certainly do not agree with the reviewer who described the ending as "shocking"!
A good book, certainly do read it if you liked other Du Maurier books, but I don't think it is one of her best, hence I only gave it three stars. If it had been written by anyone else I would have given it more.
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Not worth the effort
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This was avery disappointing read. The male character was insipet and deserved everything he got; if you could accept the whole story as being plausible.
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Beautifully gripping....
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I had to read this book due to the village bookclub I belong to and I was gripped from the very first page of this moody,brooding story full of atmosphere and strange desire. Loved it. I cannot recommend it highly enough great pen-men-ship from Du Maurier.CLASSIC.
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