Archive for Rebecca Stock

Book Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

It may be the year of the dragon, but Amy Chua, Tiger Mother, is still lingering in the spotlight. Last year, her bestselling book on Chinese parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, created uproar after an excerpt was published in The Wall Street Journal, and angry parents railed against her controversial parenting style. Ms. Chua’s criticism of “Western” softness and her glorification of extremist “Chinese” parenting strategies quickly made her one of the most hated people in America. American

Book Review: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford I believe the measure of a good book is not how fast you can read it, but whether you are left weeping as you turn its last pages. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a story about the struggle between love and loyalty during World War II era America, left me blissfully satisfied by these standards and lingering over some of life’s toughest questions. Henry Lee is