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. ( )

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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. ( )

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 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.