Eminem Book:

		List Price: $25.95		Publisher: Phoenix Books Salesrank: 219032 Released: November 1, 2008
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		Media: Hardcover

Editorial Review:

My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life as Eminem's Mother Reviews:
My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem
2009-06-03 - A shameful attempt to cash in on her sons fame. A fabricated account that proves a slow and boring read.

Perfect Mother
2009-03-07 - This book is obviously her lying, she wants to come off as the perfect mother, and NO mother is as perfect as she claimed she was. Boring Read, Do not buy this book.

The Otherside of the Stoy.
2009-01-06 - It is always interesting to get the otherside of a story and this is no exception. The best thing to say is to make up your own mind. There is probably a lot of truth in both his mothers story and Eminems story, she does however write about her early years and that creates an interest in the woman in her own right.

Poor mom
2008-11-18 - I'm a huge Eminem fan ever since Slim Shady LP dropped back in '99. I was interested to hear what his mom had to say about all the trash talk from his lyrics, and gain some additional insight into the life of the young, unsigned Marshall.

I read the book in one sitting, all I can say is, Debbie, if you're reading this, I'm sorry for the hate and want nothing more than to just give you a hug. If you thought Em's life was bad, his mom puts him to shame with her sad, terrible, tragic story. Violent husbands, endless physical abuse, drunken beatings, gunpoint robberies, and so far none of this involves young Marshall, who amplified the problems and made her a global target of hate amongst fans and followers.

Turns out (assuming you believe her), the amount of times she's been intoxicated (on any substance) could be counted one one hand, she's always been a successful self-supportive business owner and owned the home Marshall and Kim lived in together, stating Marshall still hadn't left the nest entirely until he was signed to Interscope at 26. Speaking of Kim, Debbie has a deep hatred for her (you'll see why, dear god) but always loved and supported her son in everything he did, and is neither lawsuit-happy or a practicer of the Munchhausen-by-proxy behavior alluded to in the infamous lyrics. She just had a very troubled first son and a very sickly second (possibly the result of her being pushed down stairs by her drunken third husband seven months into pregnancy, resulting in a premature birth).

I love Em, come on, his contributions to the hip-hop genre have elevated and evolved the artful expression of rap to new heights and inspired a legion of followers, but his crucifixion of his mom should have ended at the lyrics, in real life she just wanted to have a conversation with her son, talk to him, laugh and be with him and his family like the times before he was an icon. The money didn't interest her--she just wants to be an object of affection by the son she put so much work into raising and supporting.

I really hope those two can make up, perhaps Relapse will address this.

As for the writing and content, Debbie's voice comes across as a bit simplistic and at times naive, the edits and additions by her assistant are obvious and distracting, and many of her points are overstated and repeated, but overall it's not deterring, and there's plenty of interesting information to keep fans and the curious turning pages.

In the end, I don't think she entirely 'gets' the Slim Shady persona and the 10 million dollar lawsuit (regardless of who's idea it was--she claims her lawyer made the decision to sue without her consent) probably didn't win her any bonus points with Marshall, but she still loves her son and Hailie and deserves to be part of the family after all this time, read this book and you are sure to agree.