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Rosemary's Baby

By: Ira Levin
Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
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Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling-actor husband, Guy, move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and only elderly residents.

Neighbours Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome them; despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband starts spending time with them.

Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role, Rosemary becomes pregnant, and the Castavets start taking a special interest in her welfare. As the sickened Rosemary becomes increasingly isolated, she begins to suspect that the Castavets' circle is not what it seems.

©2016 Ira Levin (P)2016 Hachette Audio UK Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Scary Marriage

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Not scary as I was led to believe, it was predictable and pretty silly! But the recording was good, I didn't find Rosemary's voice annoying unlike other listeners.

Enjoyed it, but not scary.

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Rosemary’s Baby is one of my favourite all time films and I was really happy to find that the dialogue of the movie is very much true to original novel. Edgy and pretty daring for the 1960’s , Ira Levin’s writing flows along nicely. One annoyance though….well, two….the narrator’s ‘Rosemary’ voice is very high pitched and irritating, and her pronunciation of Sapirstein grated every time she said it 😬
A good listen, all in all though.

For once, the film version is better than the novel, but still worth a listen.

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This book is definitely in my top 10. An absolute classic. I’ve seen the movie several times, and the book did not disappoint.

10/10

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Quite predictable, but I enjoyed it. The ending was really dragged. Enjoyed the descriptions though.

Good Halloween listen.

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Ira Levin was such a clear writer of singular imagination. The plot is wonderfully realistic while also being outlandishly absurd. Katherine Fenton’s voice work on the recording is sublimely brilliant. Her ability to switch flawlessly between English RP, New York and Mid-West American accents is impressive and makes for a wonderfully immersive experience.

Brilliantly written, brilliantly read aloud

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I may have read this as a teenager, but I have definitely seen the movie several times, and so decided to listen to the audiobook. This book is a proper classic horror story. There are no gory, gruesome bits, but it is very, very creepy and listening gave me goosebumps and and a feeling of impending doom. The setting of the illustrious Bramford apartment block is brilliant (though I do NOT want to live there!) and Ira Levin describes it perfectly. Although the book was written in 1967 I wouldn't say the plot is dated though the language has, and there are a couple of instances of racism. Even if you have seen the movie (which does follow the book quite closely) then I would still recommend that you read the book too.

I enjoyed the narration by Katherine Fenton.

A proper horror story!

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Would you consider the audio edition of Rosemary's Baby to be better than the print version?

Yeah, I'm a man so I appreciated having a female narrater, it brought Rosemary alive for me.

What did you like best about this story?

I think it was a classic horror story, I can appreciate how original it must have been when it was first published.

Have you listened to any of Katherine Fenton’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No I haven't but she did a very good job.i did feel that Rosemary was a bit whiny at first but she grew on me.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Some children are little devils (terrible I know, sorry)

Any additional comments?

It felt like the film Annabelle took a lot of inspiration from this book. At time some of the racial references are dated and offensive.

Insidious classic

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Rosemary's Baby is a fantastic listen. I loved how the narrator brought the characters to life. I would definitely recommend!

Fantastic!

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Wonderfully narrated by Katherine Fenton, the book is much better than the movie. There’s atmosphere and real characters, both adding to a good experience.

Great listen!

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the narrator for the characters were good and it was such a good book I didn't want to stop listening! Best audio book I've listened to so far

really great book, didn't want it to end!

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