The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, and Rosemary’s Baby With an Introduction by Peter Straub For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town’s idyllic facade lies a
The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, and Rosemary’s Baby
With an Introduction by Peter Straub
For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town’s idyllic facade lies a terrible secret — a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same.
At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.
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A Great American Horror Classic… I set out on a mission years ago to read as many American horror classics as I can, and Iâm happy to say, I finally made my way to The Stepford Wives. Iâve always been intrigued by this story line, and have seen the movie many times over, not to mention all the new Hollywood spins on the old classic! This is writing at its finest and Iâm so glad that I got to read another oldie but goodie! And to top it off, imagine my surprise when I kept studying the authorâs name because it looked familiar…
A Fantastic Read Wow! I saw the movie a couple times over the years but of course, as usual, the book was better! And much different. There are entire scenes in the movie that aren’t in the book or are different. For instance, Joanna and Bobbie don’t go to meet with Joanna’s old boyfriend regarding the water analysis issue, they write a letter to a government agency instead. And the psychiatrist in the novel is patronizing and doesn’t treat Joanna’s concerns about Stepford as legitimate. Also, there’s no…
Don’t let the awful movie make you pass on this book. A truly horrifying novel! I am not a femi-nazi and I don’t even consider myself a feminist in this day and age, but I still cringed at this story. Maybe if I was one of these women who enjoy cooking, or if I knew how to iron or make dresses… As it is, housework is something that takes me away from books and must therefore be avoided. Joanna is a feminist who enjoys photography and only does housework as a chore, because she can’t let her husband and children live in filth. When she moves to…