Rosemary's Baby by Ira LevinMy rating: 7.5 of 10 stars
Pages : 229
Year : 1967
Genre : Horror
Series : 1/2
I've read the book and I've watch the movie as well so this is going to be a 2 for 1 kind of situation.
First of all, this is not a horror novel per se. I can understand it was label back in 1960's but to today standards I would say it's more a slice of life, thriller with a hint of horror in the last 20 pages.
So what's the story behind you ask, well you've got a this couple who manage to get a new house in a new place, very in. They meet some people that live including an old couple who is a very nice to them both. The life of the man, as an actor is hard and he is not getting jobs as much as he expected. After meeting the couple he gets a job after the blindness of the leading author. Afterwards he promises to get his wife pregnant, he even puts the dates on the calendar. That night, she gets a bit imbriagated and drops to sleep. Strange dreams.. When she wakes up
" I didn't want to miss Baby Night," he said
"You mean you--."
"And a couple of my nails were ragged."
"While I was - Out?
He nodded and grinned." It was kind of fun," he said, "in a necrophile sort of way"
"I dreamed someone was -raping me," she said. "
Then the remaining 100 pages, is basically stuff about being pregnant, going to the doctor (Also friends of old couple) etc It's not horror. Okay there is a eerie sensation throughout the book because you know something is wrong , you can feel it in your bones.. Rosemary tries to investigate a bit and discover stuff related to the old couple.. maybe they are witches? Who knows.. maybe Rosemary is crazy (There is a lot of bad reviews for the second novel in the series since it totally screws this).
The ending is a bit different from novel\movie (not different but more complete). Either way is good. The movie has some boobs, it's only difference - notable. The movie also hints as a conspiracy between the husband (guy) and the old couple.
Good, fast pace novel, with 212 pages. IF you watch the movie or book you will be good either way.
Don't expect terror stuff. There are some horror elements, more eerie, more gothic but noting
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