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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Banger
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Racial slurs
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Holy hell (literally). I read the first half in the evening and spent a sleepless night, tossing and turning in the claustrophobia this book creates.
In 230 pages, Rosemary's Baby goes from the idyllic and promise filled life of a young couple into a suspicious nightmare. Horror pieces are generally relegated to the margins of society. The creepy hill houses or small vampire infested towns, but here the horror lives and breathes alongside you, in your taxis and theatres and urban life. It's inescapable and suffocating. The monsters here aren't werewolves or vampires but the people around you.Who can you really trust? Your husband? Your neighbours? Your doctor? This was written in the 1960s and perfectly encapsulates the gaslighting of women and misogynistic dismissal of fear as womanly hysteria. The surrounding characters prey on this vulnerability and isolate Rosemary until she has nowhere to go.
This might be one of the best horror pieces ever written. I'm much more afraid of misogyny and my neighbours than vampires anyway.
In 230 pages, Rosemary's Baby goes from the idyllic and promise filled life of a young couple into a suspicious nightmare. Horror pieces are generally relegated to the margins of society. The creepy hill houses or small vampire infested towns, but here the horror lives and breathes alongside you, in your taxis and theatres and urban life. It's inescapable and suffocating. The monsters here aren't werewolves or vampires but the people around you.Who can you really trust? Your husband? Your neighbours? Your doctor? This was written in the 1960s and perfectly encapsulates the gaslighting of women and misogynistic dismissal of fear as womanly hysteria. The surrounding characters prey on this vulnerability and isolate Rosemary until she has nowhere to go.
This might be one of the best horror pieces ever written. I'm much more afraid of misogyny and my neighbours than vampires anyway.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting and suspenseful. The author did a good job of tension building.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated