Rosemary's Baby -

Ira Levin

Blackstone Publishing

2023

248 páginas

8h 16m

ISBN-13: 9798212642422

The genre-defining classic that ushered in the era of modern horror

One of the best-selling books of all time, Rosemary's Baby is a foundational work of suspense and psychological horror which remains as powerful and chilling as the day it was written. Hailed by Truman Capote as a "darkly brilliant tale" and adapted with near-total fidelity into the monumental film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes, Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby ushered in the era of contemporary horror as we know it, opening the floodgates to later works such as The Exorcist and The Omen. Levin ingeniously fused gothic literary tradition with modern-day New York, creating an enduring classic which the New York Times placed on its recent list of "The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years."

Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling-actor husband Guy are thrilled to move into the Bramford, a sought-after Manhattan apartment building prized for its Victorian details and gargoyled facade. Yet as they learn of a darker side to the building's history--and become acquainted with their overly attentive neighbors, the Castevets--unspoken tensions enter into the young couples' relationship. Matters improve when Guy lands a major role, and Rosemary at last becomes pregnant. But as her pregnancy takes frightening turns, Rosemary begins to question if her neighbors' heightened interest is strictly innocent, or if their motivations--and those of Guy himself--portend terrifying consequences for her, and her unborn child. Is Rosemary "...going mad, or going sane"?

Foreword by Chuck Palahniuk. Afterword by R. L. Stine.

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4 (Muito bom)

que experiência!!!

fazia tempo que eu não virava a madrugada lendo um livro e confesso que achei que isso não iria acontecer com O Bebê de Rosemary, o começo do livro é meio lento e apesar de eu ter ficado curioso desde o início, a história demorou um pouco pra "engatar" e eu pegar o ritmo.

mas quando isso aconteceu (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

achei impossível de largar, o desespero foi crescendo a medida que a personagem descobria as coisas e não consegui largar o livro até terminar.

a forma que a narrativa é contada passa a mesma sensação de confusão que ela está sentindo, a gente duvida do que tá acontecendo ao mesmo tempo que o lado racional diz que é tudo coisa da cabeça dela.

realmente um clássico, impossível considerar clichê porque acredito que muito do que a gente conhece como terror hoje bebeu diretamente da fonte de O Bebê de Rosemary.