I loved this so much!! Was not expecting that ending AT ALL. I might have guessed some crucial stuff regarding Rebecca's death early on, but the rest of the stuff I didn't expect. SO SO good!!

Was a bit put off, over the blind devotion and spinelessness regarding the heroine and her husband, but I guess that was the whole point of the book. The irony that even though the heroine thinks she has "matured", she is still a naive sheep following her husband along, blinded by first love just as she was in Monte Carlo. My favorite thing, however, about this book is probably the exquisite writing. du Maurier is an absolute genius with words. The main characters, pages of long musings, and daydreamings never annoyed me. The imagery is gorgeous, I kind of wish Manderley was a real place I could visit! I loved the clever little symbols and metaphors she hid around the narration, from the satyr in the garden, to the sea, to Rebecca's boat. Give me more du Maurier to consume, I am a fan!

The only big issue I had was the slut-shaming of Rebecca, though I am still not sure if that was just Maxim and his wife being assholes; after all, technically Rebecca won after all, and du Maurier supposedly based Rebecca's character and her promiscuity on her own bisexuality, hidden from the world. While the second Mrs de Winter is supposed to be her public heterosexual self.
Can't wait to watch every single adaption of this masterpiece!