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As a lover of all things scary (and a fan of the film version of the novel), I felt it was about time I sat down and read it. All I can say is this little novel does not disappoint in any way. It was amazing how much of the dialogue in the screenplay was taken directly from the book, very little was changed with the exception of the ending which was altered slightly. If you havn't read it yet, its about time you do.
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This book is a modern horror masterpiece put together in a way like no other horror book I've ever read. Creativity and style are the keys to the success of the story. At all times the reader has the sense that some sort of dark conspiracy is afoot, but at the same time, there is just enough lack of evidence that one can just dismiss it as silliness and paranoia. This tension lasts right up until the end of the story. Minor inconsistencies and eerie neighbors leave the reader constantly guessing and struggling with what is really going on. Yet every time a strange event happens, there seems to be an equally logical explanation that allays the newly arisen suspicion. That is the greatness of this book. The story is so well put together that the reader can struggle, but will not figure out the true scope of everything that is happening until the author wants him to. This is a very worthwhile, scary read. The movie starring Mia Farrow is also plenty creepy!
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I think some reviewers missed the main point of "Rosemary's Baby": This book is a psychological thriller. It's meant to be "scary" in the sense that you're afraid of what's going to happen next and when it does happen, you don't know what to think.
I don't know if some folks are looking for "scary" to be another word for a character's guts being ripped out by a creepy monster coming out of the woods. If that's the case, naturally the reader will be disappointed by the end result. If not, you'll enjoy being completely freaked out by how far Guy Woodhouse is willing to go for fame and fortune.
Reading the book and watching Roman Polanski's movie are one and the same experience. The script lifted the majority of the book's words verbatim. The only thing missing from the movie is Levin's definitive ending.
If only more fiction novels were written the way "Rosemary's Baby" was...
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I've always heard references to Rosemary's Baby. Eventually, the curiosity built enough for me to pick up a copy. The reading was easy, and went into silly details like what type of bread the characters used for their sandwhiches and such.
The plot is weak, very weak. I could tell what would happen before it happened. Especially considering there were no other characters in the story.. it was pretty easy to pick out who was good and who was bad.
The plot really never goes anywhere, it's like an episode of Seinfeld minus all the funny. It just goes on to chronicle Rosemary's and Guy's life with a few curve balls thrown in to keep you interested.
Sadly, however, few of the plot points pan out. And when they do you already knew what the cause and/or effect of them would be. The ending is terrible.
However, take into account when this book was written. The story takes place in 1965/6 and was published in 1967. During that time Cathlocicism (and Christianity in general) was incredibly popular and well practiced and believed in America. That is most likely why this book has held up so well and is so scary to earlier generations. Just like how many people my age don't find the Exorcist scary.
The book won't be a total waste of time, you can read through it in a day and it is pretty entertaining, if not childish.
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Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse(an actor), a young recently married couple(she's 24 and he's in early 30's) ditched one apartment to move into the coveted Bram vacancy. They eagerly moved into the place despite the warnings of their family friend "Hutch".
Soon after they move in another tragic chapter of the Bram unfolds as a young lady falls to her death. However this unfortunate incident opens the door for Guy and Rosemary to befriend their elderly neighbours.
One night after a passionate and hallociagenic night of love-making Rosemary concieves the baby she has wished for. Luckily Rosemary has her nieghbours to help her through her painful pregnancy. Yet aas the Woodhouses spend more of their time with their neighbours, and Guy's career starts to skyrocket with success, Rosemary's physical pain is accompanied with suspicion and dread soaking the pages with paranoia and fear.
This novel was originally published over thirty years ago and yet still manages to frighten and entice fans of the genre becoming a classic. This may be explained by Levin's fluid prose using an economy of words without sacrificing the details needed to convey each dreadful scene. This horror novel is pretty clean i.e. has very minimal gore which I would argue is another sign of Levin's gifts as a storyteller scaring the reader without relying on the trendy graphic tricks all too many of today's authors use.
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