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REVIEW: THE GLASS CASTLE, BY JEANNETTE WALLS

At the urging of pretty much everyone I know who enjoys reading, I finally read Jeannette Walls memoir, The Glass Castle. Somehow I managed to completely miss all of the hype about the New York Times bestseller that was published in 2005 and only just recently found out of it’s existence when pressed to read …

February 11, 2011 – 12:33 am | By Bethann | Posted in READ IN 2011, REVIEWS | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

REVIEW: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua

Amy Chua has evoked many extreme and widely varied reactions to her new, controversial memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. A quick glance at the thousands of comments on her original WSJ article (a condensed version of her book), or the comments on any of the numerous articles that have since sprouted up in …

January 31, 2011 – 6:47 pm | By Bethann | Posted in READ IN 2011, REVIEWS | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)