A reread for another book club, and a better reread I expected. This time around I approached the book as a psychological thriller and got so much more out of it that way. Elements that frustrated me on the first read turned fascinating on the reread. I still assert that this book is best as a book club read. 
 //June 2010: I read this for a summer book club, and probably wouldn't have thought to read it otherwise. I was really glad to read it and then be able to talk about it with others. I didn't really like any of the characters except one (and he's not even a main character), but the mystery of Manderly and Rebecca kept me reading. The story follows an unnamed narrator as she marries a widower and deals with the aftermath of Rebecca's death. I was pretty frustrated with the narrator's insecurities and with her husband, Maxim's, closed off nature. It all made more sense at the end, but the ending itself is a little disturbing. 
 I'd recommend this book most for a book club read, because I don't think that I would have enjoyed it enough on my own.