The Stepford Wives

So, I just purchased the book 'The Stepford Wives', after wondering how the book compared to the 2004 movie, (I have yet to see the 1975 film- I nearly forgot about the whole thing until under new releases on instant Netflix, the 2004 was available) and I have to say, as always, the book is truly phenominal.

However, ignoring the 2004 film completely, which is modernized- does the story lose its feminist integrity if it is not placed in the 70's? Is the story still relevant? Or, should it be viewed as something that was once scary, but now we can appreciate because of what it once represented and stood for.

And furthermore, was it really 'scary' to begin with? Or was it always intentionally purely satirical?

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Still doesn't answer my question:

IGNORING THE 2004 ADAPTATION: Is the story of The Stepford Wives still relevant in modern times?

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I think the scary factor is contingent on how much you know about it before you see/read it, and at this point pretty much everyone understands what "Stepford Wife" means.

i LOVE Rosemary's Baby! The final elevator scene in the Dakota always has me on the edge of my seat.

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I'd never heard of Veronica's Room.

I found the NY Times review from 1985, though. They don't seem fond of it:

"Where Mr. Levin has splashes of humor to relieve the tension between the chills and thrills in 'Deathtrap,' his 'Veronica's Room' lacks wit. It is an unrelentingly nasty play filled with incest, murder, necrophilia and stark insanity. There is nothing particularly clever about it, and its plot is so bizarre as to be unintentionally funny. It's as though Mr. Levin thought up evil deeds and stuck them into his play without regard to character motivation or plausibility."

Incest, murder, necrophilia AND stark insanity? Count me in!