Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

27 reviews

stephanieanneauthor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Believe it or not, I haven't seen the movie yet (but it is on my list). But movie or no movie, I had to give the book a try as I'm a fan of Levin's writing style. I will note that the sound quality of the audiobook is less than stellar, but other than that this book is phenomenal. 

As someone who's lived through it, I love stories that involve gaslighting as it adds to the tension and discomfort. And I wanted to scream at some of the obstacles Rosemary encountered. In those early chapters, I wasn't too sure how I would feel about her, but I came to love her character arc. I've also noticed recently that I tend to be more drawn to domestic horror stories. There's something delightfully unsettling about home life gone wrong, and situations that should be safe and comforting, but are not. 

Can't wait to watch the movie now!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child death, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

kelseyke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

alex60517's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Vomit

alliebranca's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Loved this. It was a case of is the character being gaslit or is something nefarious going on? Or perhaps both. The main character, Rosemary, is smart and not a meek idiot which makes the story great to follow. The conclusion is both sad and scary - and very interesting. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs and Homophobia

horrorclassics's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape and Racial slurs

Minor: Homophobia

thegayestghost's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

auteaandtales's review against another edition

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Homophobia, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Racism

amberinbookland's review against another edition

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia

bdingz's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I haven’t seen the film, but I know the basics of the story, so I wasn’t sure if I would get much out of the book. I was wrong! While some aspects of the story are dated (some casual racism and homophobia here and there), the relevant bits surprised me. 

The real horror story here is medical gaslighting!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Ableism, Religious bigotry, Death, Homophobia, Vomit, and Racism

velvet_young's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Murder, and Homophobia