A Gothic Novel

This month I decided to tackle #7- A Gothic or Horror Classic.  I put off this category, because I kept thinking of Frankenstein as my only option.  When I finally looked at the Goodreads list, I was surprised to see some of my favorite books on the list.  I think the definition in my head was a bit different from reality.  I chose to read Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.  I've been kind of busy, so I thought I would spend the whole month slowly reading it, but I got sucked in and couldn't put it down.  I loved this book!

Can we just talk about the second Mrs. De Winter for a minute?  She's so painfully awkward and backward.  Normally a character like that would drive me crazy, but I rallied around her and desperately wanted to help her gain her footing.  I was thrilled with her evolution as a character.  I loved her almost as much as I couldn't stand Mrs. Danvers.  Creepy, anybody?!  How'd you like to have the head of your house staff in love with your husband's dead first wife?  No thanks!

The mystery of the first Mrs. De Winter and her shadow left hanging over Menderley is so interesting.  The description of Menderley is so vivid that I could picture the grand estate with the beautiful gardens, the field and forest, and the foreboding ocean and bay.  The imagery was stunning.

The book was interesting all the way to the very end of the book.   I'm so glad I gave the Gothic books category a try and read this book.