tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post115858168363191195..comments2023-10-31T05:09:35.339-04:00Comments on Purple Women & Friends: Book Review: We Need to Talk About KevinLaura S. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11503359529542988850noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-34331789516477151072007-10-08T20:36:00.000-04:002007-10-08T20:36:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-1158849297112462632006-09-21T10:34:00.000-04:002006-09-21T10:34:00.000-04:00Robin - This is an excellent book review. Thank yo...<B>Robin</B> - This is an excellent book review. Thank you for sharing it with PW&F!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-1158586506623639512006-09-18T09:35:00.000-04:002006-09-18T09:35:00.000-04:00S - Yes, it's a truly terrifying book for anyone w...S - Yes, it's a truly terrifying book for anyone wanting to have children and the twist at the end was a complete shock. I think Eva was a childfree woman at heart that didn't listen to her gut. She loved her life and her husband...she didn't want to have children and ruin that. She did have children and for her it pretty much destroyed her life as she knew it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646695542116530854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-1158584172342910952006-09-18T08:56:00.000-04:002006-09-18T08:56:00.000-04:00I, too, just finished reading this book. I found i...I, too, just finished reading this book. I found it extremely powerful, sad, and infuriating. The curveball Shriver throws in at the very end was something for which I was not prepared. Kevin is every parent's worst nightmare. I agree that Franklin, the father, was about as clueless a "Duh" as any we could run across in the real world: focused on the "Kodak Moments" alone to the exclusion of everything else. I think this book should be on every prospective parent's reading list.Sun Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971351872301112088noreply@blogger.com