Son of Rosemary
International bestselling author Ira Levin returns to the horror of his 1967 ground-breaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this terrifying sequel set at the dawn of the Millennium! Thirty-three years ago, Rosemary gave birth to the Devil's child while under the control of an evil, satanic cult. Now...
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International bestselling author Ira Levin returns to the horror of his 1967 ground-breaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this terrifying sequel set at the dawn of the Millennium! Thirty-three years ago, Rosemary gave birth to the Devil's child while under the control of an evil, satanic cult. Now the year is 1999, and humanity dreads the approaching 21st Century, desperately in search of a savior for this troubled world. In New York City, Rosemary's son Andy is believed to be that savior. But is he the force of good his followers accept him to be? Or is he his father's son? Rosemary and Andy will be reunited in a battle of good versus evil which will decide the fate of the world and of humanity....
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451194725 (0451194721)
Publish date: 1998-09-01
Publisher: Onyx
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Rosemary's Baby (#2)
EVERYTHING WAS A FUCKING DREAM. WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?!That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you ruin a book.Thanks, Levin. That was absolutely 'brilliant'. I don't know why you even bother writing Son of Rosemary if in the end everything that had happened is going to be a fucking useless dream. Way to ...
Man, the ending would have nearly redeemed this book if the last few pages had been snipped. Nearly. The writing felt rushed and sketchy. The overall plot (evil scheme) was rather silly. And it really seemed unlikely that Rosemary's love for her child would allow her so often throughout the narrativ...
A terrible sequel to an excellent book.
This was either a wickedly brilliant piece of horror satire, or the worst book I ever read in my life, including Listen to the Warm. Looking back, I feel deep shame either because I didn't get the joke, or because I actually finished the thing.
This book may very well be the worst book I've ever read, not just because it goes for the "Everything you've read has been a dream" twist at the end of the story, but also because he retcons that twist all the way to the beginning of the first novel, rendering them both figments. According to the ...
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