When I was 17 my favorite aunt gave me a copy of Rebecca

[malaise]

by Daphne du Maurier. My friends and I discussed it for weeks. We all saw the Hitchcock movie. Last night I went to Manderley on Netflix.
Loved it - great therapy leading up to Tuesday.

https://theconversation.com/rebecca-netflix-returns-to-manderley-with-a-modern-remake-of-daphne-du-mauriers-classic-thriller-148821

[Ohiogal]

1. That was a popular book when I was in high school, too

And what a great movie, too!

I always like to read the book before I see the movie, if I can.

[malaise]

3. Agree re reading the book

and oh yes Rebecca was all the rave for teenagers in my day

[Tanuki]

5. I like to read a book first before seeing the movie. I like to form my own image

of what the characters and locations looked like. If I see the movie first, I can't help but "see" the actors who played the roles. Sometimes the writing itself (not just in the dialogue) is so beautiful and memorable, and that can get lost in the film. Occasionally I like the movie better than the book after all.

[Ohiogal]

6. I agree with your reasoning

I like to form my own images in my mind, too. Seeing the movie first interferes with that.

And, so many times, the movie veers so far off the plot in the book. For example, I read “The Girl on the Train” and enjoyed it ... my hubby and I watched the movie together (he did not read the book) and it was so vague, half the time I had to explain what was going on to him, and they left out a lot! At least I thought so.

[betsuni]

2. I just watched the new version on Netflix, was good.

[malaise]

4. Loved it

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. It was OK but I liked the old Hitchcock version better.

The new one didn't have quite the creepy vibe that Hitchcock was so good at.

[FakeNoose]

8. Is this a remake, or a sequel?

It's hard to tell from Netflix trailer, but I think it's a remake with some updates. (?)

It looks interesting, and I love Lily James. Kristin Scott Thomas and Armie Hammer are also great.

[malaise]

10. Remake

[Marthe48]

9. It took me a long time

to read Rebecca. The character started out so naive and childlike, I couldn't relate. I love Dauphne du Maurier-The House on the Strand, Frenchman's Creek, my favorite.

[malaise]

13. That aunt never gave me a book that I didn't want to finish with haste

[Ron Obvious]

11. Daphne du Maurier was a great writer for atmosphere...

Don't Look Now, The House on the Strand, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman Creek, and the much underrated The Glass Blowers, set during the French Revolution, all bear rereading from time to time.

Not a fan of modern remakes, though, on principle. I may give it a chance after your recommendation.

[malaise]

12. I have a close friend who collected most of Daphne's books

Would you believe that I never read Jamaica Inn - will read it over the hoiidays