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Ira Levin (Author)
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Publication Date: Mar 30 2010
A masterpiece of spellbinding suspense, where evil wears the most innocent face of all...
Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband Guy move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and mostly elderly residents. Neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome the Woodhouses to the building, and despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband takes a special shine to them. Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role, Rosemary becomes pregnant, and the Castavets start taking a special interest in her welfare. As the sickened Rosemary becomes increasingly isolated, she begins to suspect that the Castavets' circle is not what it seems...

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When published in 1967, Rosemary's Baby was one of the first contemporary horror novels to become a national bestseller. Ira Levin's second novel (he went on to write such fine thrillers as A Kiss Before Dying, The Stepford Wives, and The Boys from Brazil), Rosemary's Baby, remains perhaps his best work. The author's mainstream "this is how it really happened" style undeniably also made the novel his most widely imitated. The plot line is deceptively simple: What if you were a happily married young woman, living in New York, and one day you awoke to find yourself pregnant? And what if your loving husband had--apparently--sold your soul to Satan? And now you were beginning to believe that your unborn child was, in reality, the son of Satan? Levin subtly makes it all totally plausible, unless of course, dear Rosemary--or the reader--can no longer distinguish fantasy from reality! A wonderfully chilling novel, it was later faithfully transformed into an equally unnerving motion picture. In 1997, a sequel was spawned, Son of Rosemary. --Stanley Wiater --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Farrow's soothing reading of Ira Levin's classic returns her to the project that made her a star in Roman Polanski's eerily sedate thriller. Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into an ancient Manhattan apartment building and are immediately befriended by a pushy older couple, Minnie and Roman Castavet. When Rosemary becomes pregnant, she begins to suspect that the people in her building are satanists and that she may be carrying a demon's baby. What makes Levin's tale so haunting is how the horror is kept inconspicuous so tensions mount as ordinary events turn disturbing. Caedmon's packaging is outstanding, with inner sleeves listing track lengths and the first few words spoken on each track, making it easier to navigate. Farrow is an ideal choice as a reader for her history as well as her expressive and controlled reading. She doesn't attempt different voices for each character, but she does adapt a flat, nasal tone for Minnie (rather than imitate Ruth Gordon from the film). Subpar sound mars this classy recording: the volume is low and Farrow's voice sounds like it was recorded in a large, hollow space. Levin's thriller was previously recorded by Eileen Heckert in a 1986 three-hour abridgment from Random House Audio. (Nov.)
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Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse had signed a lease on a five-room apartment in a geometric white house on First Avenue when they received word, from a woman named Mrs. Cortez, that a four-room apartment in the Bramford had become available. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rosemary's Baby Mar 5 2009
By Debbie Venton
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have heard about this book since I can remember and people were always telling me that I must read it at least once in my lifetime....mission accomplished! Now I will be telling people that they must read this book at least once in their lifetime! I really enjoyed the book; the author brings this story alive as if you are really living it, and it's really hard to put the book down once you start! No joke, I was up in the middle of the night to know what was going to happen next. Now I want to read the second part of the story, Son of Rosemary. I read the opinions of some people but I must say that this story is so aewsome that I don't care about the negative opinions of others. I want to know what happens with her son! I really recommend this book to anyone and everyone!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most interesting books I've ever read Jan 19 2013
By Cherno Blanco
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well, I had seen the 1968 film Rosemary's Baby, and everyone was telling me the book was way better. I decided to buy it to give me something fun to read because I find that today's books are so dull, kind of cliche, and Rosemary's Baby certainly is not. This is by far one of the best books I've read in awhile. You know how there are some books that just make you think, really compel you to consider what you've just read? Well, Rosemary's Baby is one of those books, and is sort of taken for granted today. In it's time it was evermore popular.
It follows the story of Rosemary, a somewhat naive but resourceful housewife, and her husband, an actor. I won't ruin the plot by saying what happens, but they move into an apartment in the big city, and that's when the trouble starts. It sort of goes into the same genre as Audrey Rose; Rosemary's Baby isn't exactly scary, but eerie and definitely a classic. I can't wait to buy the sequel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece Aug 28 2005
By Catherine DeBurgh
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I came to ROSEMARY'S BABY via a rather strange route. Having just finished Jackson McCrae's novel "KATZENJAMMER," I found myself fascinated with the Ira Levin novel for reasons I'd rather not go into here, for fear of spoiling either book for you. Suffice it to say that they are companions of a sort. Both deal with the devil and environs surrounding that individual, but McCrae's book is hysterically funny whereas Levin's is totally serious. Ira Levin's novel ROSEMARY'S BABY explores that mind-boggling realm of the absolute darkness found in human nature. His depictions of evil are frighteningly real; even atheists may have trouble remaining in their state of disbelief in the good and evil supreme beings. This book is truly one that is nearly impossible to put down; it is extremely readable without seeming childish. Levin's ideas of good and evil are explained in a manner that is easy to understand, yet it is still perplexing to even the greatest of minds how such evil can be personified. Levin is truly a literary genius; this book proves it. Must also recommend THE STEPFORD WIVES.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A chilling tale!
Ira Levin is the master of horror, conveying the dark side of ordinary everyday life in suspenseful and terrifying ways. Read more
Published on July 9 2004 by Mark Twain
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely shocking.
A totally ordinary story about the completely shocking; I was so disturbed after this book I had to put it down and play video games until I felt too dumb to worry about it. Read more
Published on July 8 2004 by Researchette
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Horror Novel
Rosemary's Baby is a classic horror novel. It is extremely well written and keeps you spellbound turning page after page, not wanting to put it down. Read more
Published on Jun 5 2004 by Charles J. Rector
5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly chilling classic horror
Rosemary's Baby is the story of a young newly-wed couple who happen to move in to a building with a history of unfortunate and strange occurences. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2004 by CreepyT
5.0 out of 5 stars A pregnant woman discovers a satanic sacrifice plot
Rosemarys Baby is extremely easy to read and you will get through the book in no time at all. It is short, about 200 pages and is pretty much more of a novella than a full bloodied... Read more
Published on Oct 21 2003 by OverTheMoon
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing.
I found this book to be a letdown. The plot was slow and painful. The story seemed too simplistic to be truly frightening or even slightly creepy. Read more
Published on Aug 31 2003 by lisa
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad But...
So I'm sitting here wondering about what I loved about this book and what I hated about it. The plot moves swiftly and the suspense is well painted throughtout making the reader... Read more
Published on Jun 9 2003 by David Coates
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully creepy
This story is so effectively creepy because it seems so normal. Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are in many ways your typical young couple (albeit in 1966). Read more
Published on May 30 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars What the devil?
My school librarian recommended this book to me. I had know idea what she was thinking. I did not enjoy it at all. Read more
Published on Sep 11 2002
3.0 out of 5 stars Superb Writing, Unsatisfying Ending
The first three quarters of the book were not very suspenseful--storywise--but were written well enough to create curiosity and interest in the story and its characters. Read more
Published on May 16 2002
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