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Forget-Me-Not Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'd say all of the above. I wouldn't classify it as 'classic romance' though, and it's definitely not a sweep-you-off-your-feet romance. I've read some of Daphne duMaurier's other novels, and she writes primarily mystery/mild horror I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I kind of thought it was all of the above. Its been a while since I read it. Very different from Austen. I really liked Rebecca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I wouldn't really call it a romance. It's more of a mystery. I read it when I was fourteen -- in the middle of a stormy night -- and it really spooked me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) I loved Rebecca. I had to slog through the first half, wanting to strangle the wimpy heroine, but the second half turns everything on its head. It's a fun read. I'd call it a mystery/gothic classic. For your requirements, I'd call it a romance too. Read it! Edited December 29, 2011 by JoMama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momchiroto2 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I loved reading Rebecca. I would classify it as romance :). It is a fun read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) Tripe I Love. But seriously, I put it in the Gothic category for our high school English Lit studies. Movie is great. ;) It really is. lol Edited December 29, 2011 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I love Rebecca! It's one of my favorite books. :) It's most definitely not a sweep-you-off-your-feet romance type of book (I loathe romance novels too!). It's more of a mystery than anything. The 'love story' gets a little overwhelmed by external events that are happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Gothic, but if it's your own personal challenge, I'd say go with it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I love Rebecca, and I'm in the 'Gothic' camp. As an aside. Last year I read another one of Daphne Du Maurier's books. It was a collection of short stories. I think it was called Don't Look Now (or that could have been the title of one of the stories). Anyway....Wow. That one had a different feel entirely than my beloved Rebecca. A lot of the stories dealt with the paranormal and had a Twilight Zone feel to them. Most were fairly good although different than what I expected. However, one of the stories still disturbs me a year later.....***SPOILER ALERT***. It had a young woman falling in love with an older man with whom she had a steamy sexual relationship. Turns out the man was her biological father. AACK! :blink: Sorry to burden you with that. I just had to get it off my chest. Carry on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I love Rebecca! It's one of my favorite books. :) It's most definitely not a sweep-you-off-your-feet romance type of book (I loathe romance novels too!). It's more of a mystery than anything. The 'love story' gets a little overwhelmed by external events that are happening. :iagree: I read Rebecca in high school, and have read it again a couple of times as an adult--great story, love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) or all of the above? I need a "Classic Romance" for my Back to the Classics 2012 reading challenge. I typically hate icky-sticky romance (Jane Austen = :ack2:) so I need something that can be considered Classic and Romance without the swooning, sweep-me-off-my-feet factor. Any ideas? Rebecca would work for that as would Jane Eyre or Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Sense & Sensibility. Maybe Gone with the Wind Ethan Frome is a twisted tragic romance. Romeo & Juliet? ETA: If I understand genre correctly a work can fit into more than one genre. Rebecca is gothic but that doesn't mean it isn't a romance. In fact gothic romance is my mother's all time favorite genre. :D Victoria Holt, Georgette Heyer, Joan Aiken, etc. I don't think any of those are "classic" however. edit #2 : Sorry... missed the part where you don't like Austen. :001_smile: Edited December 29, 2011 by silliness7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Love Georgette Heyer, but I agree that they aren't exactly classics. Entertaining reads nonetheless :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Love Georgette Heyer, but I agree that they aren't exactly classics. Entertaining reads nonetheless :) :iagree: I love Georgette Heyer too. Rebecca would fit as a classic Romance, it is a wonderful book. Some argue that it has the best opening sentence of all time. "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderlay again." I like Austen to watch as movies, but I never enjoyed reading her books for some reason. Any of the Bronte sisters would work too. They all have a darker element to the classic romance. (Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I read Rebecca this fall, and I vote Gothic. It wasn't unpleasant to read, but I was shocked at how amoral it was. There isn't a moral character in the bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ellie Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I loved Rebecca. I had to slog through the first half, wanting to strangle the wimpy heroine, but the second half turns everything on its head. It's a fun read. :iagree: FCOL...what was her problem??!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I read Rebecca this fall, and I vote Gothic. It wasn't unpleasant to read, but I was shocked at how amoral it was. There isn't a moral character in the bunch. :iagree: I hated it. Maybe because when I read it, I was very young, but the whole story and the characters repulsed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I need a "Classic Romance" for my Back to the Classics 2012 reading challenge. I typically hate icky-sticky romance (Jane Austen = :ack2:) so I need something that can be considered Classic and Romance without the swooning, sweep-me-off-my-feet factor. Any ideas? You might consider The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy -- it has elements of adventure and romance in a historical setting. It was written in 1905, I believe. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesegirl Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I love Rebecca! Did you know that you never find out the heroine's name....the new wife? Rebecca overshadows the entire story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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