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Ira Levin: The Stepford wives (2002, Perennial) 4 stars

The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna …

Review of 'The Stepford wives' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Thanks to Lyz Lenz for recommending this in her newsletter and putting me in the right frame of mind to understand the sociopolitical context and appreciate what the novel is doing (although it's dated and I don't think he really pulls off writing from Joanna's perspective). Seriously creepy and - unfortunately - still painfully relevant, as Lenz points out.