Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

112 reviews

anna_2022's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse

amanda_flynn's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical content

chaos_na_regale's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

samwisery's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Gaslighting

Minor: Cannibalism

luf100's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

b00murded's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Infertility, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Murder

Minor: Abortion and Confinement

lmclar12's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Wow Ira Levin did it again. For something written in the 50s and written by a man this is so impressive. And not just on that standing but on writing and story as well this holds up. 

One thing that struck me is how much he actually respects his female characters. They’re definitely not stupid. They think for themselves and use their own agency to try to save themselves. 

Also I can’t imagine how shocking it must have been to readers (especially because I imagine most horror readers were male) to see menstruation casually portrayed. And not as soemthing yucky or female problems but just as something that happens. 

This book portrays so well psychological and emotional abuse, marital rape, and isolation. 

This book was a dark horse for me and I will definitely be continuing reading Levin’s work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape

alex60517's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Vomit

alliebranca's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this. It was a case of is the character being gaslit or is something nefarious going on? Or perhaps both. The main character, Rosemary, is smart and not a meek idiot which makes the story great to follow. The conclusion is both sad and scary - and very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs and Homophobia

horrorclassics's review

challenging dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape and Racial slurs

Minor: Homophobia