I'm not sure what I would've felt had I read it with no knowledge whatsoever of the story. Do yourself this favor, have this experience: if you don't know what Rosemary's Baby is about, read it. Just do. Before starting, I believe I knew all the main plot points; that is, I knew that

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there was this satanic cult, and I knew that they led the main character to have the son of Satan

. It didn't spoil my experience per se—it really was a great one still—, but it did make the book a little predictable to me. It made it easy to second guess every character's actions or motives.

First of all, I think Rosemary is a great character. Being this a book from the 60s, I admit I was a little suspicious of how a female main character would be developed, but I think I have no complaints—

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even though she is helpless, surrounded by Satan worshipers as she was

. Second, this is one of the most well-rounded horror books I have ever read—not that i have read many, but it is surprisingly well-rounded even so. I intend to see the movie adaptation soon, but I don't know about reading its sequel, Son of Rosemary—it most certainly didn't need a sequel; the ending is pretty perfect as it is.