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“The end was quite a letdown...”
Eske wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“freakingly good but I definately like it!”
Jennifer M wrote this review Wednesday, June 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A quirky tale with a twist. I enjoyed it!”
Selina C wrote this review Wednesday, May 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hated the fact that I have the "movie-edition" cover because the book and the re-done movie are not the same. I thought this was a good read if for no other reason than to read the book that introduced the term "stepford wives" into our vocabulary.”
Sonja P wrote this review Friday, March 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Short and precise in fact it grips you in certain places but then it becomes loose and quite frankly a bit lacking in explanations about why what is happening the way it is! Suprisingly this is one of those stories whose movie is better than the book!”
Mehro wrote this review Thursday, January 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Smarter people than me have written about the structure, precision and pacing of this thriller.
spokandrew wrote this review Tuesday, November 20 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
What fascinates me is the skillful use of the trope of the heroine becoming wise to the cabal/conspiracy/truth and being perceived as paranoid.
Count up the works that have employed this. I'll be it's a lot. But how often has it been used as adeptly as by Ira Levin in "The Stepford Wives"? I'll say not often.”
“This book is light reading. However, once you grasp the idea and the possibility of it...it's chilling. But I think, the way men "control" women in this novel would never become a reality. In this novel, women are powerless against the twisted philosophy of the men. In fact, I was so disheartened when the main character didn't escape the harsh fate of women in Stepford. (I was hoping with all my heart that she would, when I was nearing the ending, yet was half-afraid she wouldn't.) The woman issue Levin tackled in the novel has many symbolisms. It could be the the woman's acceptance of being dominated because for her, it's the way things are, or because she doesn't do anything to remedy the situation. In whatever way, this book is worth reading. Men out there, would you really go to such extreme length? :p”
Emmylou F wrote this review Tuesday, November 20 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I neither liked nor disliked this book. For me, the story was rather rushed, and oddly, I was able to predict how the end would be written. Maybe that's why it didn't really interest me enough to watch the movie. Still, it had some great, albeit short moments of suspense. ”
Jen Agman wrote this review Wednesday, November 7 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
