So this book is a little slow for me, yeah? I think that duMaurier puts in a lot of detailed explanations of things I'm not sure I care about. I'm only on like page 50 or something and I have skimmed more than a few paragraphs. I mean, I'm torn. I like the book. I like the story. I'm just not sure about the writing style I guess. Plus, I really do not enjoy the main character. Uhh, what's her name? I just realized that I don't know. Anyway, she kind of drives me bonkers. She always just like, "uhh, you're so kind," "you want to marry me?""sure, I'll do whatever you want." yikes. It seems like she's been conditioned into acting that way, especially considering what she does for a "living." She gets paid to be this lady's companion? I was a little unsure about that whole situation. It seemed very vague. The sense I got was that she is getting paid to do whatever this lady says and to be sound board for gossip and ridicule. Anyway, this girl kind of bugs me.
On the other hand, I feel a little bad for her because does Max really love her? I'm not sure. He says he does, but I keep thinking about what Ms. Van Hopper (is that her name?) said about how he just hates being alone in that house. This seems very true indeed. He travels around like crazy and is obviously visibly upset by the death of his wife. So does he marry her because he loves her? Or is it to fill a void? I tend to lean towards the void thing. Especially since, in the present day, they seem more like aquaintances and roommates than lovers or spouses.
So, to sum up this weird post....
I like the book.
I think duMaurier is very slow at getting to the point.
Main character girl bugs me.
Max seems like he is very hot. I keep imagining some sort of James Bond type.
The cover of my edition looks like it is a smutty romance novel.
Any thoughts?
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I've only had one good session of reading it, but I love carrying it around and showing it to people because it totally looks like a romance novel and it's my first one.
I think I'm around 100 pages.
So far I feel really bad for the main character. She always has these elaborate plans in her head and then the exact opposite happens and she says OK like that's exactly what she wanted. Bummer.
Also, isn't it kind of transparent that this guys is just totally obsessed with his dead wife? I mean, why are people okay with marrying someone like that?
So, I had an advantage because I'd seen the movie and pretty much knew what would happen (though I forgot the end). I did feel bad for the main character (name never revealed) because she let people walk all over her.
BUT, it gets really good! I stayed up last night after getting off my plane at 10 because I wanted to finish it. Now I really want to watch the movie.
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