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inthecommonhours's review against another edition
3.0
I don't remember feeling like she offered anything specific to remedy the problems she describes so well, but maybe I need to reread it. I liked her discussion of TV and media---how we allow things into our home via the screen that we never would allow otherwise, etc.
lifelivedwildly's review against another edition
2.0
Had to read this book for a class.
It works from the basic assumption that families are good, well-intentioned, and safe; the outside world and culture are not. It is us (the family) vs them (not family). Her conclusions (and very, very, very broad generalizations and suggestions) all come from that assumption. It doesn’t address anything outside of an idealized family unit that is experiencing “normal” family issues.
Her idealized of family and familial relationships skew everything else. If a mom/dad/etc picks up this book in the midst of real crisis? Or a family that has an emotionally or physically abusive member?
It works from the basic assumption that families are good, well-intentioned, and safe; the outside world and culture are not. It is us (the family) vs them (not family). Her conclusions (and very, very, very broad generalizations and suggestions) all come from that assumption. It doesn’t address anything outside of an idealized family unit that is experiencing “normal” family issues.
Her idealized of family and familial relationships skew everything else. If a mom/dad/etc picks up this book in the midst of real crisis? Or a family that has an emotionally or physically abusive member?
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