Daphne du Maurier Reading Week 8-15 May 2023 Book reviews
A dedicated page for #DDMreadingweek 2023 – links will appear throughout the week – and for a short time after. I am hosting this list for Heaven-Ali – you can find out more about DDM Reading Week 2023 here and will hopefully already be following her blog for her posts.
This year, Ali has read I’ll Never Be Young Again and Myself When Young, and has re-read Rebecca, and I have read The Parasites.
Remember to check out the hashtag #DDMreadingweek on Twitter or Instagram to see what else readers are sharing.
Happy reading! If I have missed your review, please comment below with a link and I will add it to the list.
Novels
“Frenchman’s Creek”
“I’ll Never Be Young Again”
“My Cousin Rachel”
“Rebecca”
“The Glassblowers”
“The King’s General”
“The Loving Spirit”
“The Parasites”
“The Scapegoat”
Short stories
“Don’t Look Now”
“The Birds and other Stories”
Biography & memoir
“Gerald: A Portrait”
“Myself When Young”
“Daphne du Maurier” by Margaret Forster
Adventures in reading, running and working from home 
May 11, 2023 @ 10:08:12
I’ve read two short stories – Don’t Look Now and Not After Midnight.
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May 11, 2023 @ 17:48:55
Excellent, good going: I’ve added a link to the review page.
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May 12, 2023 @ 08:15:58
Here’s my review of I’ll Never Be Young Again – I was a wee bit ambivalent, I’m afraid… https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/the-pompous-mouthings-of-my-hero-ddmreadingweek/
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May 12, 2023 @ 09:14:28
Ha – no problem, lovely to have you take part and I’ve added you to the list above!
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May 15, 2023 @ 16:03:47
Better late than never? My meagre contributions are here: https://bookishbeck.com/2023/05/15/daphne-du-maurier-reading-week-rebecca-reread-forster-biography/
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May 15, 2023 @ 16:18:10
Not even late, it runs until today, and I’ll be adding any in the next week too because I know how it can be! Excellent choices and unique for this iteration of the Week, too!
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May 26, 2023 @ 14:18:22
Hello Liz, a little bit late, but I have also finished The Glass Blowers. If you want to add the link, pls do so. Link here: https://www.thecontentreader.com/post/the-glass-blowers-by-daphne-du-maurier
I also read earlier The Parasites, link here: https://www.thecontentreader.com/post/the-parasites-by-daphne-du-maurier
I did like the last book better this time around. Much better indeed. Not irritated at all at the characters. Maybe in my mature life, I understand different kind of characters better. At least one hope so.
Really loved the DDM reading week.
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May 26, 2023 @ 14:38:18
I already had your Parasites review linked on here but I’ve added The Glass Blowers now – well done!
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May 26, 2023 @ 14:19:29
ok, sorry, just realised how you link the books. The Parasites are there.
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May 26, 2023 @ 14:39:35
Glad you saw that was already there, I did a list whereas last year Ali did more of a narrative.
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Oct 26, 2023 @ 03:40:03
I have 2 books of hers, one is called The Winding Stair & the other is called Golden Lads!!
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Oct 26, 2023 @ 09:15:50
Ah, the two biographical works – they look really interesting but I haven’t read them yet. Maybe one for next Reading Week!
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