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mollyxmiller's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
reading_gremlin's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I LOVED this book, Du Maurier's writing style is soooo amazing, it's flowery and expressive w/out feeling like it's too much, I would eat up anything she wrote she's THAT good.
The plot is so good,you're left wondering if Rachel actually did it or not, because while there's a lot of evidence that she did it, there's as much evidence that she didn't, I love the ambiguity of it, we're left wondering about it like Philip in the end. However I do think she came there w/ marrying Philip in mind, in fact I think the reason she even married Ambrose was money, maybe she loved him along the way idk
I also enjoy the complexity of Du Maurier's female characters, and also the way she calls out misogyny in a clever way, men in the stories often put women in boxes because they can't fathom there's more to them, and that's very very clear from Philip's idea of Rachel, the way he talks about her from start to finish is from one extreme to another, it's like he doesn't see how she can be all those things, same w/ Louise.
the last sentence knocked my breath away tbh, so so good.
The plot is so good,
I also enjoy the complexity of Du Maurier's female characters, and also the way she calls out misogyny in a clever way, men in the stories often put women in boxes because they can't fathom there's more to them, and that's very very clear from Philip's idea of Rachel, the way he talks about her from start to finish is from one extreme to another, it's like he doesn't see how she can be all those things, same w/ Louise.
the last sentence knocked my breath away tbh, so so good.
taycibear's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I just finished My Cousin Rachel and literally burst into tears.
I read Rebecca before this and had to read another one of her books so I chose My Cousin Rachel. It was fine, of course different, but I preferred Rebecca.
I had believed that the truth of what happened to Ambrose and what was happening to Phillip would be somewhere in the middle but I was not expecting to fully believe that Rachel was innocent.
I had begun to distrust Phillip more and more as the story progressed but after he choked her, I was on Rachel's side. However, I still believed that Rachel started poisoning him only after the choking incident and did the same to Ambrose as she says he also choked her.
It wasn't until he sends her to her death and Louise reads the book on the seeds that I realized she was innocent. Rachel has said numerous times that the groundskeeper was not as knowledgeable as she was and that Italians had old knowledge of herbs. There are many plants that we ingest that can harm us at the wrong dose but we take them anyways. OR cooking them neutralizes the poison.
If she truly was after his money, she would've let him die from Meningitis since she was the only one who knew what it was.
I burst into tears because all these men tried to control her and mold her to be what they wanted and she did not give in. Even Renaldi who was her "friend" was dismissive of her.
The question I kept asking was "What happens when you raise a boy to hate women?" and this is what happens. They kill women.
I love du Maurier and her complicated women. Her and Gillian Flynn are top notch.
I read Rebecca before this and had to read another one of her books so I chose My Cousin Rachel. It was fine, of course different, but I preferred Rebecca.
I had believed that the truth of what happened to Ambrose and what was happening to Phillip would be somewhere in the middle but I was not expecting to fully believe that Rachel was innocent.
I had begun to distrust Phillip more and more as the story progressed but after he choked her, I was on Rachel's side. However, I still believed that Rachel started poisoning him only after the choking incident and did the same to Ambrose as she says he also choked her.
It wasn't until he sends her to her death and Louise reads the book on the seeds that I realized she was innocent. Rachel has said numerous times that the groundskeeper was not as knowledgeable as she was and that Italians had old knowledge of herbs. There are many plants that we ingest that can harm us at the wrong dose but we take them anyways. OR cooking them neutralizes the poison.
If she truly was after his money, she would've let him die from Meningitis since she was the only one who knew what it was.
I burst into tears because all these men tried to control her and mold her to be what they wanted and she did not give in. Even Renaldi who was her "friend" was dismissive of her.
The question I kept asking was "What happens when you raise a boy to hate women?" and this is what happens. They kill women.
I love du Maurier and her complicated women. Her and Gillian Flynn are top notch.
grainnewalsh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gripyfish's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
thefullbronte's review
5.0
Review haiku:
We learn her through him
Just as history is told.
Truth is elusive.
We learn her through him
Just as history is told.
Truth is elusive.
gabriela_dreams's review
5.0
Există cărţi care they blow your mind. Aşa sunt cărţile lui Daphne du Maurier, mereu te lasă fără cuvinte la sfârşit. Uneori nu putem afla adevărul, uneori este acolo ascuns şi mereu va râmâne pentru că noi îl distrugem. Aceasta a fost impresia pe care această carte mi-a lăsat-o .
Pe scurt povestea este narată la persoana I de Philip, care ne povesteşte de legătura frăţească între el şi verişorul lui Ambrose. Philip , rămas orfan de la o vârstă fragedă este crescut de Ambrose , într-o casă mare, lipsită de orice prezenţă feminină.
Ambrose suferă de reumatism şi decide să viziteze Italia, acolo găseşte o verişoară îndepărtată pe nume Rachel, de care se îndrăgosteşte , apoi se căsătoreşte cu ea.
La scurt timp Ambrose moare de o tumoare la creier. Philip porneşte în Italia , fiind alertat de o scrisoare a vărului său, însă când ajunge acolo află că acesta decedase. O caută pe Rachel, însă nu o găseşte. Se întoarce acasă în Anglia, fiind convins că Rachel este motivul pentru care Ambrose a murit. Continuarea pe blog http://romanceofpages.blogspot.ro/2012/12/verisoara-mea-rachel-daphne-du-maurier.html
“He was like someone sleeping who woke suddenly and found the world...all the beauty of it, and the sadness too. The hunger and the thirst. Everything he had never thought about or known was there before him, and magnified into one person who by chance, or fate--call it what you will--happened to be me.”
Pe scurt povestea este narată la persoana I de Philip, care ne povesteşte de legătura frăţească între el şi verişorul lui Ambrose. Philip , rămas orfan de la o vârstă fragedă este crescut de Ambrose , într-o casă mare, lipsită de orice prezenţă feminină.
Ambrose suferă de reumatism şi decide să viziteze Italia, acolo găseşte o verişoară îndepărtată pe nume Rachel, de care se îndrăgosteşte , apoi se căsătoreşte cu ea.
La scurt timp Ambrose moare de o tumoare la creier. Philip porneşte în Italia , fiind alertat de o scrisoare a vărului său, însă când ajunge acolo află că acesta decedase. O caută pe Rachel, însă nu o găseşte. Se întoarce acasă în Anglia, fiind convins că Rachel este motivul pentru care Ambrose a murit. Continuarea pe blog http://romanceofpages.blogspot.ro/2012/12/verisoara-mea-rachel-daphne-du-maurier.html
“He was like someone sleeping who woke suddenly and found the world...all the beauty of it, and the sadness too. The hunger and the thirst. Everything he had never thought about or known was there before him, and magnified into one person who by chance, or fate--call it what you will--happened to be me.”
alinajoseph's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
gelainmariaelena's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0