The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Review by Elleanore Vance For the longest time my personal knowledge of "The Stepford Wives" consisted of a trailer for the 2004 movie starring Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick. It looked ridiculous, so I wrote it off as a whole. My discovery of "Rosemary's Baby" changed all of that. I needed to read Stepford. Once i had...hooo buddy. I was not prepared. At 35 years old, I was having nightmares. My habit is that i read the book, then watch a film adaptation, but i have yet to watch Stepford. It messed with me that bad. Photographer Joanna Eberhart and family (husband and 2 children) move to Stepford to get away from the dangers of the city. Immediately upon their arrival, Mr. Eberhart is asked to a meeting of the Stepford Men's Association, which he accepts. But there is no mirroring Women's club. In fact all of the long-term female residents seem to only have mental power to take care of their homes and children. None of the ladies can hav...