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USA, november 1999
Rosemary Reilly (indlagt som Rosemary Fountain) vågner op fra en årelang koma i samme sekund som en dr Stanley Shand bliver kørt over og dør. Hendes søn Andy, som hun for 27 år siden havde planer for at flygte med fra en satan-kult, er i de mellemliggende år vokset op
Andys bolleveninde og medarbejder Judy S. Karyat (Judas Iskariot) bliver dræbt i en Tiffany forretning med tretten sølvting på sig, nøgen og som på et offeralter. Hun er vist nok Alice Rosenbaum og en forklædr ateist, som har kamoufleret et dollartegn tatoveret i panden med et falsk kastemærke.
Rosemary færdes ubesværet overalt og danser og har fundet en kæreste Joe Maffia som hun gerne vil i seng med. Han vil også gerne i seng med hende og det vil Andy også. Altsammen indenfor få uger efter at hun har rejst sig fra 27 års koma. Ideen med at tænde lys samtidig, går ud på at forgifte alle og det er en skummel plan fra Satan selv og han er faktisk Joe Maffia og kan skrælle hans hud og kød af og blive til sit eget skællede jeg. Andy kan skifte øjenfarve og har horn og kløer af og til og bliver straffet af Satan fordi han fortæller Rosemary sandheden og så vågner hun og det er bare en drøm at hende og Guy er flyttet til The Bram og at hun har fået et barn og at hun har ligget i koma i 27 år og blah, blah, blah. Men så bliver de ringet op af Hutch og får tilbudt at flytte ind i The Bram (Dakota bygningen). Uh, nu bliver det vel nok uhyggeligt.
Hold da op, en ringe bog.
Helt gakket plot. Alt er gennemført utroværdigt. Paranoide ateister? Med ansigtstatoveringer? På hemmelig mission? For at hindre Satan i at få folk til at tænde stearinlys?
Mon Ira Levin har væddet med nogen om hvor dårlig en bog, han kunne få udgivet?
Den eneste grund til at give denne bog en halv stjerne er at man ikke kan give den nul, for det er det samme som at man ikke har bedømt bogen.
Hmm, faktisk burde den have et negativt antal stjerner.
Rosemary Reilly (indlagt som Rosemary Fountain) vågner op fra en årelang koma i samme sekund som en dr Stanley Shand bliver kørt over og dør. Hendes søn Andy, som hun for 27 år siden havde planer for at flygte med fra en satan-kult, er i de mellemliggende år vokset op
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sammen med dem og han er nu selv centrum for en bevægelse, GB, også kaldet Guds Børn. Fjorten dage efter at hun vågnede op fra koma, går hun med i et interviewprogram på live TV og bliver genforenet med sin søn i løbet af nul komma fem. Han fortæller at han har brudt med Satan og sekten og at alle i GB er håndplukkede og gode mennesker. Rosemarys fraskilte mand, Guy Woodhouse, er der ingen der har set siden 1966, men dette og spørgsmål om Minnie og Roman Castevet bliver behændigt undgået, når Rosemary giver interviews. Andy opfører sig ganske upassende i enkelte situationer, fx er han lige ved at trænge sig seksuelt ind på Rosemary. GB har gang i et mærkeligt projekt med at få alle mennesker til at tænde et stearinlys på samme tid ved indgangen til år 2000, præcis kl 0.00 1. januar 2000 GMT. Enkelte vil ikke, specielt p.a. = paranoide ateister.Andys bolleveninde og medarbejder Judy S. Karyat (Judas Iskariot) bliver dræbt i en Tiffany forretning med tretten sølvting på sig, nøgen og som på et offeralter. Hun er vist nok Alice Rosenbaum og en forklædr ateist, som har kamoufleret et dollartegn tatoveret i panden med et falsk kastemærke.
Rosemary færdes ubesværet overalt og danser og har fundet en kæreste Joe Maffia som hun gerne vil i seng med. Han vil også gerne i seng med hende og det vil Andy også. Altsammen indenfor få uger efter at hun har rejst sig fra 27 års koma. Ideen med at tænde lys samtidig, går ud på at forgifte alle og det er en skummel plan fra Satan selv og han er faktisk Joe Maffia og kan skrælle hans hud og kød af og blive til sit eget skællede jeg. Andy kan skifte øjenfarve og har horn og kløer af og til og bliver straffet af Satan fordi han fortæller Rosemary sandheden og så vågner hun og det er bare en drøm at hende og Guy er flyttet til The Bram og at hun har fået et barn og at hun har ligget i koma i 27 år og blah, blah, blah. Men så bliver de ringet op af Hutch og får tilbudt at flytte ind i The Bram (Dakota bygningen). Uh, nu bliver det vel nok uhyggeligt.
Hold da op, en ringe bog.
Helt gakket plot. Alt er gennemført utroværdigt. Paranoide ateister? Med ansigtstatoveringer? På hemmelig mission? For at hindre Satan i at få folk til at tænde stearinlys?
Mon Ira Levin har væddet med nogen om hvor dårlig en bog, han kunne få udgivet?
Den eneste grund til at give denne bog en halv stjerne er at man ikke kan give den nul, for det er det samme som at man ikke har bedømt bogen.
Hmm, faktisk burde den have et negativt antal stjerner.
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Publication
[Kbh.] : Schønberg, 1997.
Description
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)
User reviews
LibraryThing member Don1
I found this book in the bargain bin at a grocery store. I liked Rosemary's Baby a lot when I read it in about 1969 so thought this sequel would be good. It was maybe the worst book I have ever read. It seemed like Levin forgot how to write.
LibraryThing member TheBoltChick
I picked this book up at my local used bookstore. I had such high hopes, having loved Rosemary's Baby many years ago. Unfortunately this novel falls flat right out of the gate. It is hard to believe it was written by the same author!
A very disappointing book, and life is too short to read bad books.
A very disappointing book, and life is too short to read bad books.
LibraryThing member sturlington
This is the sequel to Rosemary’s Baby, but what a slipshod book! Sentence fragments, overuse of the word “et cetera,” and (SPOILER) it all ends as a dream. It reads like the notes for a first draft. Levin must have dashed it off in a few days. Do yourself a favor and don’t even spend a
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LibraryThing member pogoslibrary
The bestselling suspense author who terrified readers with Rosemary's Baby picks up the story again with this sequel which opens in 1999, where Rosemary, the naive young woman who gave birth to Satan's own child, awakens from a coma that has lasted 27 years. The boy she raised for a few short years
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has come of age and the fate of the world now hangs in the balance as the millennium approaches. Her son Andy, now 33 years old, is a charismatic spiritual leader who commands a worldwide following by spreading his message of peace and tolerance. But an epic struggle between light and darkness is unfolding, and Rosemary can only hope that her nurturing during Andy's early years was enough to thwart the evil of his origins as the century draws to its close and the Evil One masses his forces for a horrifying conclusion. The author who brought us The Stepford Wives, Sliver, and Deathtrap proves that his abilities as a master of suspense are at their height with this mesmerizing novel. Show Less
LibraryThing member lquilter
A disappointment. It felt like Levin was (understandably) trying to cash in on the successes of his earlier work, but sadly this sequel did not live up to the original, Rosemary's Baby, in any way.
LibraryThing member TheLibraryhag
As a fan of the movie, I was anxious to see how Levin would take this. Rosemary is really true to the previous book. She is idealistic and free of her ex she is much more independent. Overall I liked the way it was going but felt like it was rushed. So much more could have been done with it.
LibraryThing member VincentDarlage
Very disappointing ending. Not sure how it should have ended, but... not a good ending. Interesting to a point, but disappointing in the end.
LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
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
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LibraryThing member Chris.Wolak
Left Behind meets Dallas.
LibraryThing member Jfranklin592262
Not as good as the first imo....but, still a decent read!
LibraryThing member Zare
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
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.
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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(
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.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
296 p.; 20 cm
ISBN
8757015309 / 9788757015300
Local notes
Omslag: Jørn Stivimoen
Omslaget viser stearinlys og et øje, eller er det nogle mørke skyer?
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "Son of Rosemary" af Jette Røssell
Omslaget viser stearinlys og et øje, eller er det nogle mørke skyer?
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "Son of Rosemary" af Jette Røssell
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Pages
296
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| 813.54 |