HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin
Loading...

Son of Rosemary (original 1997; edition 1997)

by Ira Levin

Series: Rosemary's Baby (2)

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
6261837,097 (2.38)17
The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Rosemary's Baby: a thrilling, cautionary tale of the troubling forces that war within each of us. The modern master of suspense Ira Levin returns to the horror of his 1967 ground-breaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this darkly comic 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 a satanic cult of witches. Now the year is 1999, and humanity dreads the approaching twenty-first 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 wills that shall decide the fate of humanity-and keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final page.… (more)
Member:mlkasputis
Title:Son of Rosemary
Authors:Ira Levin
Info:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd (1997), Paperback, 272 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:
Tags:unread

Work Information

Son of Rosemary by Ira Levin (1997)

Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 17 mentions

English (15)  Spanish (1)  Danish (1)  German (1)  All languages (18)
Showing 1-5 of 15 (next | show all)
Sequel to Rosemary's Baby is a completely different type of book and I assume this was (is?) the reason why many people are not liking it. Unlike first book that concentrated on the small number of people and spooky location this book is concentrated on Rosemary, the mother and Andy, the son (half human and you know, half.... devil, not unlike Hellboy but with ability to better blend in). Again this is not slasher novel, there are weird accidents and deaths but what we do have is very slowly brewing story (that reads exquisitely fast) where we follow Rosemary constantly in fear and asking herself "What if?" while aware that she cannot trust anyone because if she tells them what she knows she would end up in mental hospital in express manner.

Rosemary knows what her son is but she is still his mother and she tries very hard to keep her faith in him. And Andy is like every superhuman out there, quite capable and aware of his powers and on the surface he seems to try to actually help but can he be trusted(and his feelings towards mother don't help with Andy being seen as ... a regular son I guess).

Ending is a true twist (in more ways than one) but I would not agree that it is bad. For me it is in spirit of first novel - Rosemary gets to live through Groundhog Day of her own. She is selected by someone (something?) to participate in the looong chess game and she might be unwilling pawn.

Recommended to horror fans. ( )
  Zare | Jan 23, 2024 |
Not as good as the first imo....but, still a decent read! ( )
  Jfranklin592262 | Jul 30, 2023 |
Left Behind meets Dallas. ( )
  Chris.Wolak | Oct 13, 2022 |
Terrible, just terrible. Not only was it poorly written, it was completely unnecessary! I can't even believe the same author wrote both of these books! AND, the end of this book basically ruins the first book! WTF? I'm just going to pretend I never read this. Maybe Satan could take me back in time... ( )
  Stahl-Ricco | Jan 2, 2019 |
For some reason I wanted to re-read this. Again the book shows choppy sequences, an annoying Rosemary who becomes irritating with how much she wants to embrace fame, and a terrible ending - but it does have something in the beginning and middle that draws me in a bit. Full review posted on another read/reviewed edition ( )
  ErinPaperbackstash | Jun 14, 2016 |
Showing 1-5 of 15 (next | show all)

Belongs to Series

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
TO MIA FARROW
First words
In Manhattan, on the crisp, clear morning of Tuesday, November 9, 1999, Dr. Stanley Shand, a retired dentist twice divorced, leaves his apartment on Amsterdam Avenue for his daily constitutional.
Quotations
Last words
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English (1)

The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Rosemary's Baby: a thrilling, cautionary tale of the troubling forces that war within each of us. The modern master of suspense Ira Levin returns to the horror of his 1967 ground-breaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this darkly comic 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 a satanic cult of witches. Now the year is 1999, and humanity dreads the approaching twenty-first 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 wills that shall decide the fate of humanity-and keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final page.

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (2.38)
0.5 7
1 23
1.5 3
2 35
2.5 4
3 24
3.5 7
4 9
4.5 1
5 8

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 203,208,406 books! | Top bar: Always visible