Rebecca (And The Art Of Subjective Narration)
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier is a delightfully well-written book and a true work of art. If there's any book that deserved it's position as a classic, it's this one. Granted, it did take me a month to finish because I was doing an experiment but that ended up enriching my reading experience so I actually didn't hinder the storytelling, I accidently made it more intriguing. Because of the gaps in my reading time, each time I picked up the book I was so curious as to where we were going next. It is a slow-build up story-wise but that helps us better understand our characters, the backdrop and the history with some context sprinkled about. I was quite clueless when picking up this book as I wasn't sure what to expect other than some possible murder and ideally a character named Rebecca. Basically grasping at straws trying to think of something I'd heard about this novel before. Rebecca was released in 1938 as a Gothic novel which follows the story of a young (un...