Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

The boom printing quality is really low. Not worth for the price at all. Felt cheated.

Veramente bello.Crescendo con una doppia cultura, comprendo bene i punti di vista dei personaggi, ma il sarcasmo che c'è in questo libro mi ha veramente colpito molto, ovviamente è un libro da leggere con leggerezza.

Eines schon mal vorweg: Wer der Autorin vorwirft, ein Monster zu sein und ihre Kinder gar "misshandelt" zu haben, der hat dieses Buch nicht verstanden!Hier schreibt eine Mutter, wie die sehr strenge Erziehungsmethode von ihren Kindern angenommen wurde und inwiefern sie bei der jüngeren Tochter damit gescheitert ist. Sie will niemandem sagen, dass ihr Erziehungsweg der richtige ist, sondern will ihre Geschichte erzählen und damit zeigen, dass Disziplin und Ausdauer wichtig für die Erziehung eines Kindes sind, dass man es aber nicht übertreiben sollte. Genau das nehme ich auch aus dem Buch mit. Mir hat es sehr viel Spaß gemacht, die kleinen Geschichten zu lesen (ich habe das Buch an einem Sonntag durchgelesen) und fühlte mich sowohl unterhalten als auch zum Nachdenken angeregt. Der Schreibstil zeugt von Einsicht, denn sie schreibt auf eine sehr selbstironische und selbstkritische Art und Weise, welche in der englischen Versionen außerdem viel besser durchscheint als in der deutschen Übersetzung, die ich kurz angelesen, aber sofort wieder weggelegt habe, weil doch viel verloren geht.Alles in Allem, das interessanteste Buch das ich seit langem gelesen habe!

Relax - for those of you who have heard the cries of "controversial" and "child abuse" this is not a sino-Child Called It told from the mother's perspective. In my opinion it's been one of the most enjoyable books I've read in such a long time; so much so that I devoured it in one sitting (it's also not that long at just over 230 pages). It is not, as the Wall Street Journal, various youtubers and tabloid communists (who probably haven't even read the book) would have you think, a guide to parenting or why "Chinese Mothers are Superior". It's the very engaging, sweet and sometimes poignant tale of one mother's struggle to bring her children up the "best" way - and who can't empathise with that. Throughout the book she admits her methods are extreme and often questions herself as any intelligent self aware person does. Most of all what comes through is her bravery and ability to lay herself open to what she knows will be criticism. It gives an insight into what a lot of people's upbringings were like (my big sister was Lulu!) sweaty sleepless nights of hearing arguing through the walls, threats of running away, instability, loss of control - adolescence is a strange time for the whole family and only in this book does the author tackle it head on in the only stubborn way she knows how. At the heart of this book the message is to assume strength - not fragility and that every child is individual. Highly, highly recommended.

Although the NY Times unfairly reviewed the book based on the cover, I must admit I bought the book because of this very review. I don't understand the controversy -- this is a biography that Amy Chua had written based on her own parenting experience. The book is full of self-directed humor and is engaging from the very beginning. And to those who beat up her parenting style based on discipline and persistence, let's see YOUR kids be the youngest to play at Carnegie Hall, go on to be Ivy Leaguers, and unabashedly express gratitude to their mother and their upbringing in every public medium possible.