MomOpinion Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
by Margo Judge on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 2:56pm
Over the last two weeks, it has been hard to escape the controversy surrounding Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother. Much discussion centered around the word 'garbage', which Amy Chua called one of her daughters in a heated moment; denying water or breaks during grueling practices, and considering sleepovers stupid and useless. Critics charge that Ms Chou verbally abused her daughters into submission, cared only about her own ambitions for their success, and would stop at nothing to get them there. Others claim she is no different from any other driven, upper middle class parents who put their kids on the fast track in nursery school.
I read this book in a day and a half. But then I had to read it again. It took time to get inside Ms Chua’s head and figure out what I thought truly motivated her. I had a sense, in the second read, that Ms. Chua was struggling and in conflict. The more declarative she became in her criticism of Western values, the more I asked-Why? Book Review cont'd at:
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