Shane Mitchell từ Bayonet Head WA , Australia

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05/17/2024

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2019-04-16 10:30

Chuyện Của Đất Sét Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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Decent read, but frustrating as well, because although the book is titled The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories, there's actually very little in it concerning her most famous novel except for the early preliminary notes that she jotted down regarding each chapter of Rebecca and a first draft of Chapter One. Unfortunately, 40 years had passed between the publication of this book and Rebecca, and du Maurier's memories of her original thoughts and creative process while penning Rebecca had been dimmed by time and memory loss. There were too many statements like: "I don't remember why I did this" or "I can't recall why I wrote it this way". Like I said, very frustrating. I had hoped to get more into the writer's mind, but it just wasn't there. Fortunately, the "other memories" section saved this book from being a total wash out. There was a section devoted to short stories du Maurier had penned throughout her career. My absolute favorite being The House of Secrets, which was really her "love letter" to Menabilly (the house she once lived in and based the house from Rebecca on: "Manderley"). For anyone who has a passion for old houses like I do, I could fully relate to du Maurier's almost obsessive desire to possess this house and learn it's secrets. Anyone who loves old houses will be able to relate to this story entirely. The final portion of the book was devoted to some of du Maurirer's personal memoirs and character studies of people from her life like her father and grandfather. I found this section to be interesting and informative but also a bit sad, as she explores widowhood, growing old and death. All in all, I'm happy I picked this up at the library, but I do think the title is a misnomer.

Người đọc Shane Mitchell từ Bayonet Head WA , Australia

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.