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blondierocket's review against another edition
3.0
Saw the movie and wanted to compare, lots of controversey it seems surrounds.
Emily Stoll only wanted one thing in life: to be a mother. But growing up with her inattentive parents, all she knew was that her exceptional child would have all her attention growing up. What starts as a woman’s obsession to have a child grows to a mothers love to a mothers obsession to keep her child all to herself. A scary story to read for all women and mothers, as Emily’s obsession takes a dangerous course, endangering herself and her child. Made into a film staring Kyra Sedgwick, Loverboy does show you the terror of letting her child grow up and move on from you, not to mention the bond a mother and child can have. Up until the very end when, as a viewer of the film, you see the unforgettable act of Emily.
Emily Stoll only wanted one thing in life: to be a mother. But growing up with her inattentive parents, all she knew was that her exceptional child would have all her attention growing up. What starts as a woman’s obsession to have a child grows to a mothers love to a mothers obsession to keep her child all to herself. A scary story to read for all women and mothers, as Emily’s obsession takes a dangerous course, endangering herself and her child. Made into a film staring Kyra Sedgwick, Loverboy does show you the terror of letting her child grow up and move on from you, not to mention the bond a mother and child can have. Up until the very end when, as a viewer of the film, you see the unforgettable act of Emily.
higgbemine's review against another edition
4.0
fascinating, disturbing, engaging- this book is beautifully strange. you should read it.
nataliesboooks's review against another edition
3.0
This book is very well written, though quite disturbing. It was a bit hard to follow as it is told in mostly flashbacks with very little to explain when a flashback happens.
Basically it's about a woman who didn't get much love from her parents as a child and as a result she overcompensates and gives her son too much love (to the point where she doesn't want him to go to school because she is jealous of his relationship with his teacher and thinks that he will love his teacher more than her).
That ending! Omg! That mother is nuts, lol.
This was very gritty and has an extremely unreliable narrator, but it was very well done. Not normally the kind of book I would gravitate toward, but I enjoyed it.
I would say 3.5 stars.
Basically it's about a woman who didn't get much love from her parents as a child and as a result she overcompensates and gives her son too much love (to the point where she doesn't want him to go to school because she is jealous of his relationship with his teacher and thinks that he will love his teacher more than her).
That ending! Omg! That mother is nuts, lol.
This was very gritty and has an extremely unreliable narrator, but it was very well done. Not normally the kind of book I would gravitate toward, but I enjoyed it.
I would say 3.5 stars.
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