Philip: I can't believe she doesn't want o be alone with me after I tried to choke her :((((( I'm a victim 
 

if he were not such a vile misogynist the whole "twist" would have been as clear as it is to the reader. I also feel like Rachel is just a convenient and socially acceptable outlet for his infatuation for Ambrose and bitterness over his 'abandonment' and death. 

 Maybe I would like this more if I had not already read Rebecca, a far superior work.