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Sarah Thompson (2 KP) rated The Great Alone in Books

Feb 1, 2018  
The Great Alone
The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
8
8.5 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
I was lucky enough to receive an advanced reader copy of this book for a test read campaign. The storyline built slowly and steadily, with atmospheric descriptions of the harshness of life in Alaska but I found it was slightly repetitive in the first half of the book. The descriptions of the wilderness of Alaska and the light nights and the dark were wonderfully evocative. The storyline then suddenly snowballed in the second half and I was unable to put it down but I felt that the author was rushing to The End as if she had a deadline to meet. It could perhaps have benefited from having a longer page count!
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Rebecca (2020) in Movies

Nov 15, 2020  
Rebecca (2020)
Rebecca (2020)
2020 | Drama, Mystery, Romance
5
4.8 (4 Ratings)
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No where near as good as the Hitchcock version (0 more)
Unnecessary remake
Well it has been 80 years since the Hitchcock version, I could understand updating it slightly but this is a pale comparison. Nothing has really changed in the story as such. However the execution is very different. The original version was genuinely creepy and atmospheric, with some scenes that might make you jump. Ms Danvers character was especially good.
In this version it's more of a love story, slowly drawn out with a bit of drama right at the end. It would have been better to keep the feeling of Hitchcock's version. If you haven't seen it, watch that instead.