Rosemary's Baby
Registered by quinnsmom of Hobe Sound, Florida USA on 10/13/2004
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
reading now; then I'll probably let it go
actually, I'm keeping this one, but I will find another one to share on bookcrossing. Mine is a 1968 edition so I'd like to hang on to it.
Anyway, back in its day, this book was a shocker. Then again, so was the movie (which was excellent -- I highly recommend it). Now, probably because I've seen the movie, and because horror books are what they are nowadays, it seems mighty tame. But it's still very very good and a must for every horror collection (imho).
brief plot summary
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are a happily married couple, living in New York city, and at the beginning of the book, they have just been notified that they are next on the list for an apartment at the Bramford, an old black building complete with gargoyles that they have been wanting to move into for a long time. Guy is a so-so actor; Rosemary wants a baby. They decide to take the apartment, and that's when all the trouble starts. Her neighbors, Minnie & Roman, are old & stifling -- always hanging around or Guy is always over there listening to Roman's old stories. Eventually, Guy gets a break on the stage, as the actor who was chosen for a part went mysteriously blind & Guy has to take his place. His career zooms afterwards and Rosemary becomes pregnant. But it is not until after the death of a well-meaning friend that she slowly begins to realize that all is not as good as it seems and that she is in danger.
A lot of the reviews for this book say that the book's ending is a "shocker." Don't believe it. Personally I didn't like the ending. But that's just me.
Give it a try.
Anyway, back in its day, this book was a shocker. Then again, so was the movie (which was excellent -- I highly recommend it). Now, probably because I've seen the movie, and because horror books are what they are nowadays, it seems mighty tame. But it's still very very good and a must for every horror collection (imho).
brief plot summary
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are a happily married couple, living in New York city, and at the beginning of the book, they have just been notified that they are next on the list for an apartment at the Bramford, an old black building complete with gargoyles that they have been wanting to move into for a long time. Guy is a so-so actor; Rosemary wants a baby. They decide to take the apartment, and that's when all the trouble starts. Her neighbors, Minnie & Roman, are old & stifling -- always hanging around or Guy is always over there listening to Roman's old stories. Eventually, Guy gets a break on the stage, as the actor who was chosen for a part went mysteriously blind & Guy has to take his place. His career zooms afterwards and Rosemary becomes pregnant. But it is not until after the death of a well-meaning friend that she slowly begins to realize that all is not as good as it seems and that she is in danger.
A lot of the reviews for this book say that the book's ending is a "shocker." Don't believe it. Personally I didn't like the ending. But that's just me.
Give it a try.
Journal Entry 3 by quinnsmom at Freecycler Friend in Simi Valley CA, Donation -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, May 4, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (5/4/2006 UTC) at Freecycler Friend in Simi Valley CA, Donation -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Well, I seem to have way too many books that I can move without running up a huge moving bill. So I offered books on freecycle, and got a taker. Turns out he's a book collector, and what he doesn't keep will be passed along, donated, whatever. It's sad, but I'll start over again when I move!
Well, I seem to have way too many books that I can move without running up a huge moving bill. So I offered books on freecycle, and got a taker. Turns out he's a book collector, and what he doesn't keep will be passed along, donated, whatever. It's sad, but I'll start over again when I move!
