Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds predicted an environmental crisis 70 years ago. The short story inspired Hitchcock’s film, depicting a violent bird attack on a Cornish farm. The story links the bird behaviour to the impact of technological developments after World War II. The story warns of the consequences of disrupting nature and ignoring its signs.

#TheBirds #DuMaurier #EnvironmentalCrisis

https://theconversation.com/daphne-du-mauriers-the-birds-predicted-environmental-crisis-70-years-ago-200008

@bookstodon Ok, I’m finished it now. I enjoyed it overall, there’s a lot to take in with it. The narrator irritated me, but the writing brought the house to life.

Maybe I should have left more time after reading Babel though as the descriptions of everyday English upper class life were pretty grating.

#Reading #Rebecca #Babel #DuMaurier

I’m reading Rebecca for the first time, and alternately enjoying it and hating it.
Trying to keep in mind it’s of its time, I’m reading it as a confident woman, not a young adult, and it’s clearly been hugely influential on many stories afterwards.
Everything’s building up to the finale now.

@bookstodon #DuMaurier #Rebecca

#CurrentlyReading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.

I’m not often in the mood for a ‘classic’ but I’ve heard many people say it’s worth reading.
(Sorry to the other books I’m midway through).

#Reading #books #Bookstodon #Classics #Rebecca #DuMaurier

A scene of remarkable serenity, on the left, judging by the rhythm of its sentences, almost a dream, and taken as such, when related to another, incredulous character. Not so in the right, and the other character is dead by that time. #dumaurier

“I had an uneasy feeling we might be asked to spend the approaching Christmas with Beatrice. Perhaps I could have influenza.” #literature #dumaurier #holidayspirit