As John Crace
said in the Guardian in his Digested Read, 'Never has mediocrity seemed
so appealing.'
I read the book in a day appalled and fascinated in equal
measure at this true story of an American mother of Chinese ethnicity bringing
up her children the Chinese way: no sleepovers, no drama clubs, and no
down-time in front of the TV. Schoolwork,
perfecting their Mandarin and music practice dominated her children’s
out-of-school time…… If her children were
forced to work hard, Chua herself had a punishing schedule fitting her
demanding job in with the demands she placed on her children.
Glad I read it,
even if it exhausted me.
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