i read rebecca for the first time last year (to prep for my own rebecca post: https://therollingladder.substack.com/p/rebecca) and enjoyed comparing/contrasting the book to jane eyre: the narrators, max vs rochester, the ghost vs the madwoman, manderley vs thornfield, grace poole vs mrs danvers etc. its so rich and damn i love a gothic!
This is brilliant! Your close reading of this is perfect and enlightened me to many things I hadn't picked up on. (The alien marriage is between the narrator and Rebecca?!?!) I loved your podcast episode, too. Can't get enough of this book! Thank you for digging so deep into such an incredible story.
i love this, thanks for your work here!
i read rebecca for the first time last year (to prep for my own rebecca post: https://therollingladder.substack.com/p/rebecca) and enjoyed comparing/contrasting the book to jane eyre: the narrators, max vs rochester, the ghost vs the madwoman, manderley vs thornfield, grace poole vs mrs danvers etc. its so rich and damn i love a gothic!
Thanks for sharing, you have some great recommendations in your post!
thanks!
Perfect analysis and gorgeous post as usual 😎 It makes me want to re-read Rebecca asap!
Thank you! And we've been wanting to reread it since we turned to the last page :D
This is brilliant! Your close reading of this is perfect and enlightened me to many things I hadn't picked up on. (The alien marriage is between the narrator and Rebecca?!?!) I loved your podcast episode, too. Can't get enough of this book! Thank you for digging so deep into such an incredible story.
Oh also my favorite detail in Rebecca is the rhododendrons. I underlined the crap out of those murderous flowers!
Thank you!! And a reread is always a good idea :)