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Title: My Cousin Rachel by Diana Morgan, Daphne du Maurier ISBN: 0-8222-0797-4 Publisher: Dramatist's Play Service Pub. Date: December, 1980 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (21 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: three stars
Comment: The book was not bad but I think the author wrote too much about the letters which Philip had found. I am sure that the last chapter was the best part of the book. I don't like the part in the middle very much because it was lenghty and quite boring. I found it a little bit sad that Philip hadn't seen his cousin Ambrose before he died. But all in all the story was interesting.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of Du Maurier
Comment: This book is great. I just happened upon the film version of this book a couple months ago and liked it enough to give the book a try. It was my first Du Maurier and I loved it. Since then I have read Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, and Frenchman's Creek.
My Cousin Rachel is definitely the best of the bunch, with Rebecca at second. THe other two are very enjoyable but a little far-fetched.
Before I read this book I had no idea what Du Maurier was like, I just assumed she was some trashy twentieth century writer like Agatha Christie (sorry AC fans). I would put "Rachel" on par with Thomas Hardy's work- its that good. It could be called a gothic novel, though it is more modern in approach. Overall somewhat similar to Jane Eyre or Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
This book is a bit slower than her other works, but much more believable, in depth, and serious. It is a frustrating mystery at the end, was Rachel good or bad? I like to tell myself that Du Maurier herself never decided, never "knew", and that is why it is so ambiguous.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Brilliant Read!
Comment: My cousin Rachel is a brilliant read! Du Maurier is able to weave a tale with subtle plot twists that leaves the reader to wonder if Rachel was truly good or evil. The foreshadowing is thoughtful and goes nearly undetected. This is the hallmark of an excellent writer!
The style of writing in My Cousin Rachel is fluid and descriptive. In short, it is beautifully written. Although written many years ago, Du Murier's tale here is timeless. One is transported into the emotions and thoughts of the characters. Everyone can identify with the vivid depictions of loyalties, affections and doubts that plague as all in our own minds.
This is my favourite book by Du Maurier and believe me it does not disappoint.
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Title: Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier ISBN: 0380725398 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier ISBN: 081221725X Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier ISBN: 0812217268 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier ISBN: 0380778556 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier ISBN: 0837604125 Publisher: Bentley Publishers Pub. Date: December, 1971 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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