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sdlindakim 's review for:
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua
Finished this book in one sitting because I couldn't wait to find out what all the controversy was about.
As I read this book, I expected to find the author own up to some of her regrets and mistakes she made while parenting, as she pushed her daughters to the absolute brink of their limitations in the name of perfection.
But instead, the final chapter has a little glimpse of regret, but no sense of real owning up to the full extent of how damaging her idolatry of success at any cost must have affected her daughters, and her husband.
I think the final chapters say it all when even as her daughters read the almost finished product of the book, one bursts out crying, and has to leave the room, since reliving it and reading about it was too much for her.
I know that we all make mistakes in parenting, and I agree with Chua that we might have gone to the other extreme too of erring on being "soft" on our children for fear of hurting their self esteem, but it's difficult for me to see that several hour long screaming matches between her and her daughter is worth a few moments of shining glory, not really for her daughters, but ultimately, glory for herself.
So much more to say and discuss about this book. I need a book club just on this book! Any takers?
As I read this book, I expected to find the author own up to some of her regrets and mistakes she made while parenting, as she pushed her daughters to the absolute brink of their limitations in the name of perfection.
But instead, the final chapter has a little glimpse of regret, but no sense of real owning up to the full extent of how damaging her idolatry of success at any cost must have affected her daughters, and her husband.
I think the final chapters say it all when even as her daughters read the almost finished product of the book, one bursts out crying, and has to leave the room, since reliving it and reading about it was too much for her.
I know that we all make mistakes in parenting, and I agree with Chua that we might have gone to the other extreme too of erring on being "soft" on our children for fear of hurting their self esteem, but it's difficult for me to see that several hour long screaming matches between her and her daughter is worth a few moments of shining glory, not really for her daughters, but ultimately, glory for herself.
So much more to say and discuss about this book. I need a book club just on this book! Any takers?