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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A taught psychological thriller full of intrigue and suspense, constantly hinting at the blurred line between reality and fantasy, while reminding us how easy it is for us to “go along” with even the most absurd things. We can convince ourselves of just about anything.
I couldn't put it down.
I couldn't put it down.
Slow moving compared to modern horror but one of the creepies novels ever written
I really liked this book, I loved the fact that it was short and easy to read. I could've tried to read it in english, if I knew it was easy to read. I was on my nerves, I knew right away that something was wrong with everything but I couldn't tell WHAT until I had finished it.
I don't have a lot to say about this, just that it was great and even tho I spoiled myself with the title in spanish I didn't find out the end till I finished it. I don't know if it is because I'm stupid or because the book was that good to not find out before. There's hints EVERYWHERE, and I knew who were into something fucked up but didn't knew for sure what and it was just so obvious, so I'm mad about that. With myself. But kind of happy too because when I knew I was 50% shocked 50% mad that I didn't find out earlier because of my dumbness.
BUT the end was surprising too, I thought everything going on was for another reason and it wasn't that actually at the end. So I liked that but I would've liked it more if it was the way that I was expecting. Just a tiny bit more... realistic? I DON'T KNOW.
Overall it was a really good read, I didn't have the time or I would've finished it waaaaay earlier because I was into it just after the first 2 or 3 chapters.
I don't have a lot to say about this, just that it was great and even tho I spoiled myself with the title in spanish I didn't find out the end till I finished it. I don't know if it is because I'm stupid or because the book was that good to not find out before. There's hints EVERYWHERE, and I knew who were into something fucked up but didn't knew for sure what and it was just so obvious, so I'm mad about that. With myself. But kind of happy too because when I knew I was 50% shocked 50% mad that I didn't find out earlier because of my dumbness.
BUT the end was surprising too, I thought everything going on was for another reason and it wasn't that actually at the end. So I liked that but I would've liked it more if it was the way that I was expecting. Just a tiny bit more... realistic? I DON'T KNOW.
Overall it was a really good read, I didn't have the time or I would've finished it waaaaay earlier because I was into it just after the first 2 or 3 chapters.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Even if you watched the movie or heard about the book this is a classic you should read
La madre del horror psicológico.
No sé si haya sido este la primer novela, pero sin dudas es un pilar (si no es que EL pilar) de esta especie de horror psicológico sobre las implicaciones e inquietudes de lo que es ser una madre, o de lo que será serlo.
Que sí tiene sus tintes sobrenaturales, pero conforme avanza la historia, eso más bien queda en segundo plano; qué horror sentirse inexperta y acorralada en un estado tan frágil como es el embarazo; es una angustia el que se te minimice tu sentir ante cualquier sentimiento negativo. El peligro es inminente, Rosemary puede preveerlo, pero sin nadie a su lado, incluso se transmite un sentimiento de soledad aún estando rodeada de gente.
Volviendo a su relevancia en el género, adjunto algunas historias que recomiendo si te gusta este tipo de tema en el horror, cosa que a mí siempre me ha fascinado porque abarca desde una perspectiva psicológica hasta el body horror
- Películas: Mother! (2017), Swallow (2019), We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011), Huesera (2022) y la adaptación de Rosemary's Baby (1968) por supuesto.
- Novela: El Instinto de Ashley Audrain, y hasta me atrevería a decir que Amanecer/Crepúsculo. El proceso de embarazo de Bella Swan no es más que un embarazo hiperbolizado.
- Series: La primer temporada de American Horror Story está, entre otras cosas, fuertemente inspirado en El Bebé de Rosemary. La última temporada "AHS: Delicate", aunque no la he visto, retoman este tema en una historia diferente, siendo incluso una adaptación directa de la novela Delicate Condition de Danielle Rollins.
No sé si haya sido este la primer novela, pero sin dudas es un pilar (si no es que EL pilar) de esta especie de horror psicológico sobre las implicaciones e inquietudes de lo que es ser una madre, o de lo que será serlo.
Que sí tiene sus tintes sobrenaturales, pero conforme avanza la historia, eso más bien queda en segundo plano; qué horror sentirse inexperta y acorralada en un estado tan frágil como es el embarazo; es una angustia el que se te minimice tu sentir ante cualquier sentimiento negativo. El peligro es inminente, Rosemary puede preveerlo, pero sin nadie a su lado, incluso se transmite un sentimiento de soledad aún estando rodeada de gente.
Volviendo a su relevancia en el género, adjunto algunas historias que recomiendo si te gusta este tipo de tema en el horror, cosa que a mí siempre me ha fascinado porque abarca desde una perspectiva psicológica hasta el body horror
- Películas: Mother! (2017), Swallow (2019), We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011), Huesera (2022) y la adaptación de Rosemary's Baby (1968) por supuesto.
- Novela: El Instinto de Ashley Audrain, y hasta me atrevería a decir que Amanecer/Crepúsculo. El proceso de embarazo de Bella Swan no es más que un embarazo hiperbolizado.
- Series: La primer temporada de American Horror Story está, entre otras cosas, fuertemente inspirado en El Bebé de Rosemary. La última temporada "AHS: Delicate", aunque no la he visto, retoman este tema en una historia diferente, siendo incluso una adaptación directa de la novela Delicate Condition de Danielle Rollins.