The Boy Who Loved Too Much: A True Story of Pathological Friendliness
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MD0SGHV |
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| Number of Pages | : | 389 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Jennifer Latson has written for The Boston Globe, the Houston Chronicle, and Time. The Boy Who Loved Too Much is her first book. She received an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of New Hampshire and was a recipient of the Norman Mailer Fellowship for nonfiction in 2013
Lizzelizzy said Riveting. A must read for every human being on this earth. If six stars were available I'd give this six. The writing is sharp and the chapters alternate between the story of a young boy w Williams syndrome and the medicine behind the disease. I could not put this down. Well researched. I learned about developmental disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, and research going on tod. Great and beautiful book So many scenes in this book took my breath away. It's the story of Eli, a boy with a very rare condition called Wliiams Syndrome in which a person unconditionally loves everyone he or she meets -- with no inhibitions. Through great storytelling, the book shows what it like to be someone as lovable and vulnerable as Eli a. Compelling story judy cartwright I had never heard of the rare genetic disorder Williams disease, the subject of Jennifer Latson's "The Boy Who Loved Too Much." Latson tells the story of Eli, who is 12 when we meet him, and his mom, Gayle. Her immersion into their lives reveals in detail the reality of their daily existence -- Eli's interactions at home
Eli lacks the innate skepticism that will help his peers navigate adolescence more safely—and vastly more successfully.Journalist Jennifer Latson follows Eli over three critical years of his life as his mother, Gayle, must decide whether to shield Eli entirely from the world and its dangers or give him the freedom to find his own way and become his own person.By intertwining Eli and Gayle’s story with the science and history of Williams syndrome, the book explores the genetic basis of behavior and the quirks of human nature. It also makes him enormously vulnerable. The poignant story of a boy’s coming-of-age complicated by Williams syndrome, a genetic disorder that makes people biologically incapable of distrust.What would it be like to see everyone as a friend? Twelve-year-old Eli D’Angelo has a genetic disorder that obliterates social inhibitions, making him irrepressibly friendly, indiscriminately trusting, and unconditionally loving toward everyone he meets. More than a case study of a rare disorder, however, The Boy Who Loved Too Much is a universal tale about the joys and struggles of raising
She marvels at his capacity for love but is sensitive as well to the difficulties of raising such a child in an often cruel and unloving world, and the challenges that arise with the emergence of sexual desire. It would be a mistake to squeeze this book into the "disease narrative" genre. I cannot recommend this book highly enough."—Kate Bolick, author of SPINSTER: Making a Life of One’s Own “What is the opposite of autism? What’s it like to be born with an insatiable drive to connect, to love others without shyness or reserve? In this humane and fascinating book, Jennifer Latson introduces us to Eli, a boy with the rare genetic disorder of Williams Syndrome. A well-researched, perceptive exploration of a rare genetic disorder seen through the eyes of a mother and son."—KIRKUS REVIEWS"The Boy Who Loved Too Much is an astonishing debut. "Latson's prose is fresh and engaging, her story leavened with h