Taking Tiger Mother (By Strategy)

"What makes reacting to this book so complicated is that many Chinese-Americans will, I think, recognize aspects of Chua's story from their own childhoods: The importance of academic achievement, the expectation of a certain level of self-discipline, the closeness (if not always warmth) between parents and children. Even if I find her cultural analysis eye-roll-worthy, I can't deny that. Nor would I want to—shared experiences and frames of reference are what make a community a community. I just hope that people realize that Chua's personal account is just that—one Chinese woman's individual story."

Nina Shen Rastogi in Slate criticizes Amy Chua, author of the new memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, excerpted in The Wall Street Journal.

And Bad Mother author Ayelet Waldman ponders Chua.