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natalegend's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
stacyrenee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
2.75
Adult
Horror
Sequel to Rosemary's Baby, which I read a year ago.
This was... a bit Freudian. Points for that disturbing factor but I was otherwise quite bored with this sequel.
Horror
Sequel to Rosemary's Baby, which I read a year ago.
This was... a bit Freudian. Points for that disturbing factor but I was otherwise quite bored with this sequel.
maggotqueen666's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
colleen_lena_taz205's review against another edition
Wish I had read the reviews. Loved the first book this book is horrible
spencerwho16's review against another edition
1.5
Ending is better than you think. The rest is worse.
chrissiewithanie's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
timgrubbs's review against another edition
4.0
How Rosemary got her groove back…
Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin is a very weird sequel to Rosemary’s Baby set in the distant year of 1999.
It’s also odd how both books have a major subplot involving the New York theater industry.
Anyway, Rosemary finds herself awakening from a come to a world she doesn’t recognize…because it’s the FUTURE!!!
After reconnecting with family and friends, she comes to grips with missing out on her son growing up…and his new state as a leader of a weird “be kind to people” Christian group…
There’s a lot of odd plots…but mainly Rosemary makes up for lost time by having fun, getting dolled up, and even dating someone…
It all comes to weird crescendo in the last 20 or 30 pages as it deviates into a very odd plot twist and then ANOTHER twist…
Still…most of the story covering a mother reconnecting and living her life and getting back out there is oddly optimistic about returning to life after essentially being an invalid for so long…
Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin is a very weird sequel to Rosemary’s Baby set in the distant year of 1999.
It’s also odd how both books have a major subplot involving the New York theater industry.
Anyway, Rosemary finds herself awakening from a come to a world she doesn’t recognize…because it’s the FUTURE!!!
After reconnecting with family and friends, she comes to grips with missing out on her son growing up…and his new state as a leader of a weird “be kind to people” Christian group…
There’s a lot of odd plots…but mainly Rosemary makes up for lost time by having fun, getting dolled up, and even dating someone…
It all comes to weird crescendo in the last 20 or 30 pages as it deviates into a very odd plot twist and then ANOTHER twist…
Still…most of the story covering a mother reconnecting and living her life and getting back out there is oddly optimistic about returning to life after essentially being an invalid for so long…
maxwellsage's review against another edition
1.25
What? Having just finished this novel, I’m shocked that this is the same Ira Levin who wrote his six other books. Known by many including myself as the master of plot setups and payoffs, Levin usually crafts an intricate story that gets more intriguing the more you figure out of the story and it’s characters. Here, there is absolutely nothing to figure out- the whole story is a one-note, lifeless, uninteresting tale that in no way captures a reader’s interest. It’s 250 pages long and I can genuinely only name about one major plot event that happens, and that one event was executed poorly. I’m referring to the ending, where Satan himself is revealed to be Joe! Perhaps that would have an impact on the reader if any of the characters in this book had any personality or notable traits at all (especially Andy for God’s sake, even Rosemary’s literal Baby is a boring Jesus-wannabe creep). Also, even if the ending isn’t just “she woke up and both books were just a dream,” which sucks, the alternative is “she is stuck in eternal damnation where she’s forced to re-live the trauma of both books,” which equally sucks, because I really wish this sequel was not written. Not that I particularly want ANY sequel to Rosemary’s Baby, but I can name quite a few alternative plots that would have worked better than this. Rosemary is a ditty immoral idiot in this novel, engaging in a highly disturbing incestual relationship with Andy and, when she finds out that he is a murderer, seems to not give a shit. Tannis root is revealed to be weed, which makes no sense because during her pregnancy in the first novel, Rosemary ingested pounds of it and felt nothing. It’s also so lame that Satan and Andy put a Virus in candles that were manufactured across the globe, and that’s how they’re gonna wipe out the human populace. A Virus in some candles? Why couldn’t Satan burn everyone or do SOMETHING INTERESTING BECAUSE HE’S SATAN! This plot is wholly predictable and uninteresting, and the characters all suck. The first 4 pages of this book are quite good though so maybe just read those. I’d give this a 2 stars if there wasn’t all the incest in it- I genuinely have no clue what the point of it was and it made me sick seeing Rosemary so gross things with her Child. Almost feels like Ira Levin really didn’t write this and his publishers hired a ghostwriter, even his actual writing style is gone here. Would never recommend this to anyone, which is a sad thing to say about one of my favorite author’s final book.
(P.S. how is Andy able to just shapeshift his horns and shit away whenever he wants to? Also, where the hell is his long devil tail? So hard to believe that the entire world thinks he’s just another human prophet. Also, no one put together that his father was supposedly Roman Castevet, and Roman’s dad was a Devil Summoner? Who even cares.)
(Also, saw someone point out that the new year candle lighting evades the question of time zones Lol)
(P.S. how is Andy able to just shapeshift his horns and shit away whenever he wants to? Also, where the hell is his long devil tail? So hard to believe that the entire world thinks he’s just another human prophet. Also, no one put together that his father was supposedly Roman Castevet, and Roman’s dad was a Devil Summoner? Who even cares.)
(Also, saw someone point out that the new year candle lighting evades the question of time zones Lol)
calcifer93's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5