The Stepford Wives

by Ira Levin | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0060738197 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingMelydiawing of Rockville, Maryland USA on 3/3/2013
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Journal Entry 1 by wingMelydiawing from Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Picked up at the Book Thing. Registered in Centreville, Virginia, USA. I've had other Ira Levin books recommended to me so I thought I'd give this one a try.

Journal Entry 2 by wingMelydiawing at Centreville, Virginia USA on Wednesday, August 14, 2013
When Joanna and her family move to Stepford, she quickly discovers that the women of the neighborhood are all quite boring: obsessed with housework and uninterested in pretty much anything else. I came into this already knowing the Big Secret, and could predict basically every single step in the plot, but it was still kind of fun. It was written in the 1970s, so the influence of the feminist movement of the time adds an extra dimension to the story. I found Joanna - as a woman, wife, and mother - to be written pretty believably, which is a refreshing change of pace for most male-penned science fiction. It's not the most original premise, and could have easily been a short story, but as a novella it doesn't overstay its welcome. It kept me entertained during a long plane ride, and that's really all I expected of it.

Journal Entry 3 by wingMelydiawing at Congressional Plaza in Rockville, Maryland USA on Friday, August 16, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (8/18/2013 UTC) at Congressional Plaza in Rockville, Maryland USA

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Bringing to the BCinDC meetup at Noodles & Company in Congressional Plaza, in Rockville, MD. If no one claims it, it may well end up in Squeakychu's Little Free Library. Good journeys, little book!

Journal Entry 4 by ResQgeek at Alexandria, Virginia USA on Monday, August 19, 2013
This book has become part of the culture, though I wonder how many people have actually read the book. I know I haven't, but that will change now.

Journal Entry 5 by ResQgeek at Alexandria, Virginia USA on Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The idea of "Stepford Wives", submissive housewives, perfectly content to maintain spotless homes, which finds its source in this story, is a bit of a cliche. But this story isn't really about women who are content in this role. The real story here is about the husbands, and their ultimate objectification of their wives. The husbands of Stepford have found a way to replace their wives, with their unique personalities, hopes, interests and dreams, with automatons that seem to lack any initiative or personality. The men here are truly misogynistic, pursuing a fantasy, unable or unwilling to appreciate women as individuals. Even the most liberal men don't seem to be immune from pull of this fantasy.

When Joanna and Walter Eberhart move to Stepford, they are looking for a quiet refuge from the city. Joanna is a liberal, modern women, who hopes to establish herself as a professional photographer, and finds the bland conformity of her neighbors highly disturbing. As she learns more about Stepford and its history, she worries that she might find herself replaced by another of these robot-like housewives. Can she manage to escape the clutches of the Stepford Men's Association, before it's too late?

Journal Entry 6 by ResQgeek at Fairfax, Virginia USA on Saturday, September 21, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (9/22/2013 UTC) at Fairfax, Virginia USA

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This will be available at the BCinDC meetup at Panera Bread in Fairfax.

Released 9 yrs ago (4/27/2014 UTC) at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA

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Journal Entry 8 by wing6of8wing at Kensington, Maryland USA on Monday, April 28, 2014
This book was not selected at the Kensington Day of the Book Festival. It is temporarily finding shelter at my home until it ventures out again at the Gaithersburg Book Festival.

Released 9 yrs ago (5/17/2014 UTC) at Gaithersburg City Hall Concert Pavilion And Grounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland USA

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