From the Bookshelf of Never too Late to Read Classics…

Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)

Ira Levin

Start date: July 1, 2025

Finish date: July 31, 2025

Discussion: The Horror of it All

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 7 topics — 180 comments total

The Horror of it All

* 2026 Horror Reading Schedule
By Book Nerd , Purple Book Horse · 4 posts · 30 views

last updated Nov 13, 2025 04:43PM

* 2025 Horror Reading Schedule
By Book Nerd , Purple Book Horse · 4 posts · 122 views

last updated Aug 21, 2025 07:16AM

showing 5 of 5 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Feb 13, 2017 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reading-challenge-books, read-the-audio-book, aty-challenge, buddy-reads, books-i-ve-been-putting-off, horror-aff-tbr-challenge-books, classics-i-ve-read

Can there BE spoilers with a book this old? Well, this book was UNEVEN, to say the least. In the beginning, (for far too long) the book centered upon Rosemary and Guy, a perfect married couple and their new apartment and the frivolous discussions of decorating of said apartment....I felt like I was reading a decor magazine! Annoying. Rosemary HERSELF was annoying for about 80% of the book as well. Finally, we're introduced to her neighbours, the nicest, most cliched New-Yorker Satan worshipers e ...more

8 likes · Like · see review

Nov 03, 2021 Lynn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Ira Levin's classic horror novel isn't conventionally frightening, but it cultivates an atmosphere of dread that propels the reader to its surprising conclusion. Of course, the ending won't be a surprise to anyone who has seen the movie, but the book still has a lot to offer: a fast-paced, suspenseful plot; elegant prose; an interesting snapshot of NYC in the mid-1960s; an equally interesting snapshot of womanhood and marriage during the same era; and some excellent characterizations, including ...more

Like · see review