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cherrypopgirlielibrary's review against another edition
3.0
I don't quite know how I feel about this.
Don't get me wrong, it was well-written and I really enjoyed the story and the character of Joanna. I just...it feels inconclusive to me? I understand that Joanna's transformation is implied, but I wanted to know more information about the 'how' and the 'why' of it all, if that makes sense. It also left off with me feeling terrified for Ruthanne.
Overall a good, fast-paced read. Kind of got me out of a bit of a slump. I'm just...I guess I wish there'd been something more about what was really going on in Stepford.
Don't get me wrong, it was well-written and I really enjoyed the story and the character of Joanna. I just...it feels inconclusive to me? I understand that Joanna's transformation is implied, but I wanted to know more information about the 'how' and the 'why' of it all, if that makes sense. It also left off with me feeling terrified for Ruthanne.
Overall a good, fast-paced read. Kind of got me out of a bit of a slump. I'm just...I guess I wish there'd been something more about what was really going on in Stepford.
nicekweenreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
zgreyz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
ashevchenko's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
cat_mom's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jenmat1197's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is the story of Joanna. She and her family move Stepford which seems like an idealic town. As they move in and start to meet the neighbors, Joanna finds all the women very strange. None seem to have any time for anything but housework and caring for their husbands. Joanna gets to know her neighbor Bobbie who also thinks something weird is going on. And what goes on in the Men's Club in town? Joanna is sure she needs to get to the bottom of it before she becomes like the other women in town and loses herself.
This was a very short book. It is a bit different than the movie that I saw years ago, but not much. It was written in the 70s, but has stood the test of time. It has a good general plot and was an easy, quick read. The reader is left a bit in the dark to try and figure out what has actually happened to the women (unless you watched the movie and you already know). Good little book.
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
3.75
I think that had I come to this book without knowing the plot I would have given it a higher rate. But things are as they are and 3 1/2 stars are all that it gets *laughs*
It's short but it packs a mighty punch and even when I knew what was going on it still managed to be a gripping tale and filled me with a terrible sense of dread! <i>“I like to watch women doing little domestic chores”</i> *shudders*
And I loved Bobby!
A great story told in a great way. Oh, and please, please, please, if you want to see this in a movie go for the 1975's one. The one from 2004 is a really bad adaptation.
It's short but it packs a mighty punch and even when I knew what was going on it still managed to be a gripping tale and filled me with a terrible sense of dread! <i>“I like to watch women doing little domestic chores”</i> *shudders*
And I loved Bobby!
A great story told in a great way. Oh, and please, please, please, if you want to see this in a movie go for the 1975's one. The one from 2004 is a really bad adaptation.
alisonrk's review against another edition
challenging
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25