zeldazonk'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
5.0
Absolute classic
izzyjuell's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
eggchelleee's review against another edition
3.0
Not even scary the only scary thing was that Minnie was feeding Rosemary some weird blue-green drink made with raw eggs like come on...Also screw Guy, what a crappy husband.
hannahleila's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The pace of this one threw me. It started off well then got quite slow in the middle. The last 50 pages or so it picked up again and felt a bit rushed.
Also for a book that’s had so many editions released this was full of typos and punctuation where it shouldn’t be. I’m not talking the odd comma, but full stops in the middle of sentences.
Also for a book that’s had so many editions released this was full of typos and punctuation where it shouldn’t be. I’m not talking the odd comma, but full stops in the middle of sentences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Rape
Moderate: Suicide and Death
Minor: Racial slurs and Homophobia
domislibrary's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished this book and proudly found out how the movie stayed true to the book. Both are very bone-chilling and very eerie. Even after seeing the movie many times before I was still immensely captivated by the suspense of what would happen next. If you love the movie this book is a must read.
mandyistiny's review against another edition
4.0
“Like so many unhappinesses, this one had begun with silence in the place of honest open talk.”
Rosemary’s Baby is a quick and horrifying read that — like its famed movie adaptation — lingers intensely with the reader. This classic horror/suspense/thriller is an exercise in deceit, gaslighting, treachery, and betrayal — one in which a young woman escapes her controlling, dysfunctional family by marrying a man who allows her to be used and abused for his own gain (yet another extremely dysfunctional family situation). I was amazed at how closely the movie followed the book, with both versions oozing darkness, tension, and disquiet from the first moment right through to the final scene — an extremely disturbing story that without a doubt more than merits its cult horror classic status.
cam_go_loud's review against another edition
1.0
This gif scares me more than all dem witches combined.
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I feel you, Winnie.
Also, this book is awful.
(I feel you, Winnie.
Also, this book is awful.
_bookegg's review against another edition
5.0
The most well plotted novel in … history? As a massive lover of the film, it was finally time to read this. The film is practical sentence by sentence, dialogue by dialogue, image by image recreation of Ira Levin’s novel.
A masterclass in the horrors of gaslighting, sexual violence, and satanism. A horror story that is filled with rich characters that never feel like tropes or stock people to fill the background. Absolutely everything has meaning, set up, and pay off.
A masterclass in the horrors of gaslighting, sexual violence, and satanism. A horror story that is filled with rich characters that never feel like tropes or stock people to fill the background. Absolutely everything has meaning, set up, and pay off.
writing_inthemountains's review against another edition
2.0
A classic horror read I’ve never thought I will pursue but here I am.
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, an ordinary young couple, settle into a New York City apartment, unaware that the elderly neighbors and their bizarre group of friends have taken a disturbing interest in them. But by the time Rosemary discovers the horrifying truth, it may be far too late!
I’m half way through the book and althought the elderly couple next door to Rosemary & Guy are pretty nosy and annoying, they still don’t scare me. Nothing happens really, yeah the neighbours are soft core annoying but they are old, bored and lonely… Rosemary is obsessed with the fact that she needs to get pregnant which is a weird subject for a book but I see how that can manifest the idea of endless horror possibilities.
It is true that when the book begins, and our couple moves to the building, Rosemary befriends a young girl who is raised by her older neighbours claiming she was saved from the streets. All nice and easy, but the next day the girl is found dead – police deem it as a possible suicide.
If this book was the inspiration for Look every door by Riley Sager, I will be so fucking pissed. It’s kinda going there without the baby stuff obviously.
Yea, so… this was definitely a weird one and I get it why it was such a hit in those days – remained famous today because of being a classic in the niche of horror memorabilia – but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I was clearly expecting more… Never expect anything, you’ll be much more happier.
In other words and as a conclusion, I truly believe that Rosemary’s baby was indeed the inspiration for the book Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t that impressed with this one, the other one got all the effects out of me because they are so similar. I would had enjoyed this book more if I wouldn’t read Riley’s a couple of weeks ago, such a bummer.
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, an ordinary young couple, settle into a New York City apartment, unaware that the elderly neighbors and their bizarre group of friends have taken a disturbing interest in them. But by the time Rosemary discovers the horrifying truth, it may be far too late!
I’m half way through the book and althought the elderly couple next door to Rosemary & Guy are pretty nosy and annoying, they still don’t scare me. Nothing happens really, yeah the neighbours are soft core annoying but they are old, bored and lonely… Rosemary is obsessed with the fact that she needs to get pregnant which is a weird subject for a book but I see how that can manifest the idea of endless horror possibilities.
It is true that when the book begins, and our couple moves to the building, Rosemary befriends a young girl who is raised by her older neighbours claiming she was saved from the streets. All nice and easy, but the next day the girl is found dead – police deem it as a possible suicide.
If this book was the inspiration for Look every door by Riley Sager, I will be so fucking pissed. It’s kinda going there without the baby stuff obviously.
Yea, so… this was definitely a weird one and I get it why it was such a hit in those days – remained famous today because of being a classic in the niche of horror memorabilia – but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I was clearly expecting more… Never expect anything, you’ll be much more happier.
In other words and as a conclusion, I truly believe that Rosemary’s baby was indeed the inspiration for the book Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t that impressed with this one, the other one got all the effects out of me because they are so similar. I would had enjoyed this book more if I wouldn’t read Riley’s a couple of weeks ago, such a bummer.