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Books : Mrs. Dewinter
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Mrs. Dewinter by: Susan Hill, Susan Hill Long |
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780380721450 ISBN: 0380721457 Label: Avon Books Manufacturer: Avon Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: 1994-11 Publisher: Avon Books Studio: Avon Books Sales Rank: 1014832 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - An excellent sequel, true to the originalI was surprised at the one star reviews I read here. I recently reread Rebecca after about a thirty year lag, having first read it in high school in the 1970s, and was quite surprised at how dark the novel is on rereading. So I was interested to see what Ms. Hill made of a sequel. Yes, it is quite dark and disturbing and the ending is beyond sad, but really there was nothing else to be done, in my opinion. The amorality of the second Mrs. DeWinter in Rebecca is astounding and I feel that Hill captured that perfectly in her sequel. None of these people are likable, nor did DuMaurier intend them to be. I would have been deeply offended by a hearts and flowers sequel. Death is the only answer to what went before. I also ... Read More: Rating: - An Interesting SequelMrs. deWinter is well written and an interesting read, especially for fans of Rebecca who want to know what happens to the family. Though I would have preferred some happiness in the lives of the characters created by Ms. Du Maurier, I believe this author did preserve the dark and moody aspects of the original novel. I read most books I like more than once, but I likely will not read this again because I prefer happier books. However, this story is believable as far as what happened to this family and their acquaintances, and the information is worth knowing. I did enjoy reading this book and definitely recommend it. I especially like the fact that we still do not know, and never will, Mrs. deWinter's first name. This preserves the continuing mystery ... Read More: Rating:  - Fanfiction, anyone?I must confess, I chose to read this book mainly due to the number of terrible reviews it had received, both here and 'across the Pond'. Call me masochistic, but I was curious. Could it really be as bad as all that? If anything, 'Mrs de Winter' serves the purpose of being a good example of How Not To Write A Novel, never mind a sequel to one of the most beloved classics of 20th century literature. In fact, I would encourage all writers to keep it at hand as a guide; let's see, entire paragraphs held together by comma splices; a complete lack of narrative drive; a storyline that is dependent solely on melodrama and coincidence; a ludicrous and frankly predictable climax, and characters who seem to have experienced a kind of pre-frontal lobotomy ... Read More: Rating: - Dull, dull, dullI struggled to read this book which is a real shame as the original is one of my all time favourites. This was a terribly poor relation to its prequel, it was badly written & got bogged down in far too much detail about the heroine's surroundings which was such tedious reading, unless of course you're a botonist or horticulturalist. I'm not sure whether the tedium was intended to reflect the dull, inspid, insignificant Mrs de Winter who certainly does pale into insigificance compared to her predecssor, whether it was a narrative device or not does not make it any easier reading. Mrs de Winter is irritating beyond belief I just kept wanting to slap her for being so pathetic; I cannot believe that Maxim could possibly have loved her, I think ... Read More: Rating: - A worthy sequelThis is a worthy sequel to everyone's favourite, "Rebecca". It tells us what happened to Maxim de Winter and his wife years into the future after the events at Manderley. I found this a fascinating book, and Susan Hill brings out well the total lack of communication between Maxim and his unnamed wife. If he had only had the sense to tell her the truth when he first married her, none of it need ever have happened - and we would have been deprived of two romantic novels! I reommend this book to lovers of "Rebecca" |
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