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dianametzger 's review for:
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua
Picked up this book from the library strictly because of the hype and because I'm on a memoir kick. Chua makes a ton of generalizations and occasionally hedges her bets by qualifying them..but I think this book was written too quickly for a woman of her obvious intelligence (exemplified not by this book but by her previous books and background as a law professor). Her husband seems to be a solid voice of reason. She should claim this to be a memoir, not just a preachy guide to how to raise genius children--just bc some of Chua's friends asked her " how did you do it" that doesn't qualify you to write about childrearing. Especially because she never seems to acknowledge the exceptional situation she raised her children within--her and her husband are quite wealthy. It's a little easier to get your children to excel when you have the means. I wish she acknowledged that...all in all I understand that you gotta sell your book and sensationalism helps.