to see We Need to Talk About Kevin when I'm 7 months pregnant?

[notlettingthefearshow]

I absolutely loved the book when I read it 5 years ago, and have been waiting for the film to come out, which has also had excellent reviews. However, a couple of friends who have seen it have told me not to see it as it's very disturbing and not a good choice for me now I'm pregnant (1st child). I love a thriller/horror but I'm prone to giving myself nightmares and am a light sleeper anyway.

I'm due to go and see the film this week with a friend, but now I'm wondering if it will freak me out more than the book did. Or am I being oversensitive?

Has anyone else seen it while pregnant?

Just go!

you will enjoy it. It's not like the baby will be harmed or scarred for life!

I on the other hand will be watching Johnny English

Now Johnny English, that could scar you for life.

Go, it's not that bad.

I think you are unreasonable to want to go and see it at all

One review of the book said it revealed the writer's hatred of motherhood. 'Fraid I agreed with the review. Won't be going to see the film.

Agree with fivegomad. I read the book and thought it was possibly the most boring drivel to which I have ever subjected myself.

I read the book and hated it - it is horrible don't you think?
I'm not going to see the film. I made that mistake with 'the lovely bones'. Before I had DD, neither would have bothered me.
Hate that kind of thing now :(

I read the book when I was pregnant with DS, am pregnant again now and will go and see it when comes out here! If you've read thebook, you know what to expect, go and report back on what it's like!

It's a shit book - one of the most ridiculous and least believable books I have ever read - and I don't want to see the film. If you want to see it though, why not? It is only a work of fiction.

If you've read the book, I can't see why seeing the film would be a problem.

If you've read and liked the novel, then I'm sure you'll have already got your head around all the horrors, which are always more suggestive and alarming on the page than on the screen. I haven't seen the film, but reviewers I tend to trust are impressed, while saying it's not perfect - Kevin is more straightforwardly a devil child than in the novel, where we never know how much Eva is distorting things in her narrative. I'll almost certainly go and see it, and I'm eighteen weeks pregnant myself. I doubt it will make me worry that I'm going to give birth to Satan's spawn!

No, I thought it was a fantastic book about a real taboo - mothers not bonding with their children, and also the mother being blamed for how children turn out. She's one of my favourite authors. I know she doesn't have children, but she's not claiming it's a true story. It's fiction after all; the author always has to try to put herself in someone else's place.

Of course, I don't know if my feeling will change about the book/author when I have my baby.

No, go and see Mary Poppins.

I read the book and just thought "this is written by someone who is terrified of children". However, was as part of a book group and no one agreed with me, everyone else chatted away about nature vs nurture

Didn't answer the question, if you're feeling generally apprehensive then perhaps avoid just now but if you loved the book am sure will be fine. Have heard some great reviews.

NTEFcake: I had a similar thought - that is was written about someone who was frightened of children.

And OP it could be worse - maybe Alien, Rosemary's Baby or The Omen!

I started reading the book while on the ante-natal ward waiting for induction to take effect. Not a clever idea, but it was the closest book to hand as I threw stuff into my bag on way to hosp. Never did finish it, and don't feel inclined to. Can think of cheerier subjects to read about, particularly as I struggled to bond with my baby. [Hsad]

I prefer angelas ashes and am reading tis a memoir at the moment. Depressing but with humor. I have read the kevin books but they are hard to read iyswim

ugh, that book scarred me for life. Very well written but horrible, horrible story.

No way I'd go and see the film, pregnant or not.

Being kind to dh, I went to see one of the Lord of the Rings films when 3 days off giving birth.

Now that was torture!

I saw Se7en when I was pregnant. While the thought of Gwynnie being decapitated no longer upsets me to quite the same degree, it wasn't great at the time.

I'd be interested to see the Kevin movie though- I liked the book, and the fact it tackled that taboo. I don't think it matters whether the author likes kids or not- I don't really care.

I hated the book,it was all so predictable and unpleasant. I actually only finished it in the hope that maybe I was wrong,but no,it was terrible.So I can't imgaine the film will be at all enjoyable.You are pregnant,get some chocs and a Cary Grant DVD,and put your feet up.

God, Se7en scared the bejesus out of me. I haven't watched it since the 1st time.

God yes, you can't beat a bit of Cary Grant

I saw Ryan and Tatum O'Neill today in Paper Moon. Now that is the kind of film you can chill out to.

I went to see Orphan when I was heavily pregnant, the opening 10 mins was a really graphic miscarriage scene :( really bad choice.

had a panic Attack in the loo,

I wanna see it no read book, is it more pyschlogical than graphic??