Originally Posted by VirginiaR
Originally Posted by Annie B.
12. The Stepford Wives, by Ira Levin

This is one of the few books that I really, really did not like. It's creepy, disturbing, and unpleasant.

That said, I had to laugh a little at the idea that the animatronics at Disneyland (the supposed inspiration for the perfect wives) were so realistic they could fool anybody. I've seen those things, and they are definitely in the uncanny valley.
If you haven't seen the movie (the original, not that horrible comedic remake with Nicole Kidman), it's very creepy too.
I thought about watching the movie, but after reading the book, I think I'll avoid it. (Then again, movies based on books I did like often prove a disappointment, so maybe the original film version of The Stepford Wives will be an improvement.) I read about the Nicole Kidman remake on TV Tropes. It sounds like a mess.

"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”

- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland