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Jamaica Inn
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bookshelves: 2020-read, 2021-read, british-author, british-novels, crime-novel, fiction, reviewed, suspense, thriller
Feb 08, 2021
bookshelves: 2020-read, 2021-read, british-author, british-novels, crime-novel, fiction, reviewed, suspense, thriller
THE BLURB:
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark power. But never did Mary dream that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being hatched within its crumbling walls -- or that a handsome, mysterious stranger would so incite her passions ... tempting her to love a man whom she dares not trust.
Daphne Du Maurier had the knack of turning buildings into strong characters in her bestselling books. Added to that was her ability to immediately capture the reader's attention and keep it through her suspenseful, thrilling, crime novels. Her success might be attributed to her straightforward narratives without the underlying stream of ideologies, politics, and religious issues, securing all her books in the gallery of perpetual popular classics. However, some of her books did have a psychological undertone. And of course, always a great dollop of the paranormal. Eerie dark nuances. Mystery as thick as fog. Characters as roguish as it can get.
She knew how to get the ants marching up and down my spine nonstop!
I forgot that I've read this novel in early December last year! I was so busy at the time, only sneaking in an hour here and there to read this novel. I never got to adding it to my GR list. What made it more suspenseful was that I only had time to read this book late at night, enhancing the atmospheric tension of the tale. Here and there I had to breath in deeply and sit upright for a spell. In the dark. With my earphones plugged in and reading the text on my iPad while following the audio version on Youtube. I was that hooked to horror and goth at that moment. :-))
What a great experience! I would love to read more of her books.
My reviews for:
1) Rebecca ,
2) My Cousin Rachel ,
3) Jamaica Inn
4) The Frenchman's Creek
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark power. But never did Mary dream that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being hatched within its crumbling walls -- or that a handsome, mysterious stranger would so incite her passions ... tempting her to love a man whom she dares not trust.
Daphne Du Maurier had the knack of turning buildings into strong characters in her bestselling books. Added to that was her ability to immediately capture the reader's attention and keep it through her suspenseful, thrilling, crime novels. Her success might be attributed to her straightforward narratives without the underlying stream of ideologies, politics, and religious issues, securing all her books in the gallery of perpetual popular classics. However, some of her books did have a psychological undertone. And of course, always a great dollop of the paranormal. Eerie dark nuances. Mystery as thick as fog. Characters as roguish as it can get.
She knew how to get the ants marching up and down my spine nonstop!
I forgot that I've read this novel in early December last year! I was so busy at the time, only sneaking in an hour here and there to read this novel. I never got to adding it to my GR list. What made it more suspenseful was that I only had time to read this book late at night, enhancing the atmospheric tension of the tale. Here and there I had to breath in deeply and sit upright for a spell. In the dark. With my earphones plugged in and reading the text on my iPad while following the audio version on Youtube. I was that hooked to horror and goth at that moment. :-))
What a great experience! I would love to read more of her books.
My reviews for:
1) Rebecca ,
2) My Cousin Rachel ,
3) Jamaica Inn
4) The Frenchman's Creek
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british-author
February 8, 2021
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british-novels
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Feb 08, 2021 04:27AM
This isn't even one of her best. Try Rebecca or My Cousin Rachel. By the way, apparently the Inn this is based on still exists in Cornwall.
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Diane wrote: "This isn't even one of her best. Try Rebecca or My Cousin Rachel. By the way, apparently the Inn this is based on still exists in Cornwall."Oh yes, I read My Cousin Rachel some time ago and it was very good. I also read The Frenchman's Creek.
Mary Beth wrote: "Fab review, Margitte! 💝"Thanks, Mary Beth! I'm going to read all your Du Maurier reviews now. I was looking at your comment to my 'Rebecca" review a minute ago and was on my way to your book shelf! :-)
You are on a du Maurier's quest, Margitte! Sounds like a great literary path to start trailing this year.
Absolutely love Du Maurier! Great review.
Honest question: do you find that reading several books by one author all close together is good or is too much of the same?
Not sure if this question is for anyone Sue, or for the reviewer, but personally I try to only read two in a row from the same author. However, I do make an exception for 10 book or less in a series.
Dolors wrote: "You are on a du Maurier's quest, Margitte! Sounds like a great literary path to start trailing this year."True, Dolors. I'm glad I chose this author for this purpose. She lived through an interesting era, but I enjoy her approach to storytelling as well.
Charles wrote: "Absolutely love Du Maurier! Great review."Thank you Charles!!
Sue wrote: "Honest question: do you find that reading several books by one author all close together is good or is too much of the same?"I don't normally do it, Sue. It can become challenging to stay committed after a few books indeed. However, I wanted to read more of Du Maurier for so long that I decided to do something about it. I have a few more to finish and then a biography of her. In between I read other books although I post reviews for all of them at the same time. I haven't had much time to be on GR the past few months although I did read a lot.
Charles wrote: "Not sure if this question is for anyone Sue, or for the reviewer, but personally I try to only read two in a row from the same author. However, I do make an exception for 10 book or less in a series."I don't normally read a series of books. The only two I did was Louise Penny's Inspector Armand Gamache series, and then Martin Walker's Bruno, Chief of Police-series. I prefer to space them out over months. I might read more of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series too. Haven't decided yet.
I have several series that I've read and enjoyed as well as a number of favorite authors. But I find i need to spread them out rather that read several in succession. Just curious what others find. Thank you.
I watched the BBC adaptation last year. It was ok, although something was missing (I couldn't quite say what).
