Rosemary’s Baby

Today's post is on Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. It is 308 pages long and is published by Signet. The cover is red with a baby pram in the center. The intended reader is someone who likes horror novels. There is foul language, sex and sexuality, and mild violence in this novel. The story is told from third person close of Rosemary. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Suppose you were an up-to-date young wife who moved into an old and elegant New York apartment house with a rather strange past.
Suppose that only after you became pregnant did you begin to suspect the building harbored a diabolically evil group of devil worshippers who had mastered the arts of black magic and witchcraft.
Suppose that this satanic conspiracy set out to claim not only your husband but your baby.
Well, that's what happened to Rosemary... Or did it...?

Review- This is an interesting classic horror novel. The story of Rosemary and her pregnancy is a journey for both her and the reader. The novel starts months before she gets pregnant and goes until after she gives birth. The writing is spare, very plain style, and that suits the novel. It helps with the more surreal aspects of the story and makes them more palatable. The scene when Rosemary gets pregnant is very dreamlike and that helps with the scene. The mystery of what is real or not, what did Rosemary experience is anything, that pulls both the reader and Rosemary along. We are on a journey together to discover Rosemary's baby. If you are interesting in classic horror then you should read this one but if you're pregnant, wait. 

I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.