Mary - Rosemary's Baby Part 2

Here's the poster for the movie version of the book

A review I have promised, and a review I shall deliver. :) (Classy ladies always keep their promises!)

So I guess it's time to face my fears...Er, or not.
Because honestly, Rosemary's Baby wasn't that scary. Yes, I had nightmares and there are some pretty disturbing images forever burned into my brain. But it really wasn't as bad as I expected.

This is what Rosemary looks like! (At least according to the movie version)

SPOILER ALERT FOR PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF THE POST! 

The story itself is exceptionally well-written. This guy is a FANTASTIC writer. I REALLY enjoyed his style. He had sort of a Hemingway approach, writing in quick sentences that made the action flow really well. You'd never be able to tell from the cover that it was "literature." (It's got the cheap paperback look of a trashy Wal-Mart romance.) However, as far as horror stories go, this one is a classic. :) (Written in the 60s, btw)

Rosemary in the Bramford

Religiously? This book was sortofkindof heretical. And blasphemous. HOWEVER, you have to remember that it's fiction. It was really interesting to see how they incorporated the Catholic faith. Our main character, Rosemary is a weak, fallen away Catholic who married a Protestant and doesn't practice her faith. So, she's perfect bait for the Satanists. (I loooooove how they showed that Catholicity is the exact opposite of Satanism. PERFECT parallel!)

Her neighbor (who is a witch!)

Rosemary is warned by her good friend NOT to move into the Bramford, which is an old Victorian apartment   building with a history of odd characters who have lived there. (Cannibalistic grandmothers, witches, occultists, etc) Rosemary ignores the advice of her friend and moves in with her egotistical husband, an actor.

She has pain from the baby

Rosemary meets a girl who lives next door and they strike up a friendship. The next day, Rosemary finds the girl's body smashed into the sidewalk and the police discover a suicide note. Rosemary meets the elderly couple who had adopted the girl and in sympathizing Rosemary gets to know the old couple. Both are extremely friendly. To make a long story short, they weren't really all that innocent and they were actually part of a coven of witches. They suck Rosemary's husband into their cult and they all conspire to get Rosemary pregnant with the child of Satan. Which, they eventually do and Rosemary has a bizarre pregnancy and eventually figures out that everyone's been plotting against her this WHOLE time and she goes crazy. And then in the end she ends up having the baby and loving it even though it was half-devil.

Husband is stopping her from calling for help

Here's what I have to say about the book:
1) The ending was stupid. I wish the baby died. (Yes, I'm seriously PMSing right now, don't judge me!)
2) Rosemary is like, the most annoying name ever.
3) Don't take it seriously. The coven of witches is always "downing" Catholics and people should understand that a) they are the bad guys! so b) DON'T LISTEN TO THEM!

My favorite picture of her. :)

Overall, it was a pretty excellent book. Disturbing, yes, but exceedingly well written. I'd say it was better than the little match girl by far. :)
3/5 slices of cheese!

XOXO,
Marbear