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Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

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sade's review against another edition

4.0

♪ i want you but not for your devil side♪

Right so pretty sure everyone knows the gist about Rosemary's Baby. It's one of those books made into movies that even though you've never watched or read it, you basically know the whole story. This for me, was like feeling in the holes.
Loved the book and fairly short. i can say the only thing that really bugged me about this book was the whole "Negro" thing in the book. Like every time the author had to refer to a black person, he'd add Negro to the description.

"The elevator - oak paneled with a shining brass handrail all around - was run by a uniformed Negro boy"

"The elevator stopped and the Negro boy, smiling..."

"earlier on weekdays a bevy of Negro laundresses..."

It's actually something i've noticed a lot of that these old books do when describing a black person.There's always that description there that makes your eye brows go up.

Besides that, was a pretty good read, and that ending. seriously WTF!!!!.

Moral of the story: Don't be a rosemary guys. I mean Rosemary was bloody naive like holy shit that woman was sloooooowwwwwwwww to catch on. Also being polite is liable to make you an easy prey for crazy witches..

torilind13's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

jencunn2024's review against another edition

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3.0

About a 3.5 really. This classic was an awesome suspense in its heyday. I’d like to see it modernized, but it was still fantastic overall.

Also, the audiobook was fantastic because it was read by Mia Farrow whom had also starred in the film adaptation.

motherbird76's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Not bad. Not Steven King, but not bad. I’ve never seen the movie. I understand now from the ending how there came to be sequels.

reillyreadslol's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

gwwiazdka's review against another edition

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3.0

Historie znałam z filmu, który mimo że oglądałam ze 20 lat temu wciąż świetnie pamiętałam, dlatego znacznie ciężej jest mi ocenić samą książkę. Czytało się ja bardzo dobrze, jest napisana bardzo łatwym, zwartym językiem. Brak w niej przydługich opisów a akcja szybko posuwa się do przodu. Jest klimat, jest groza i bardzo fajna fabuła. Bardzo fajne.