I just finished reading The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld. I really enjoyed the book which is a historical thriller set in 1920, surrounding the real-life unsolved mystery of the Wall Street bombing. During the story we meet up with Sigmund Freud, Marie Curie, Warren Harding & Billy Flynn. Here is the moral dilemma: Jed Rubenfeld is married to Amy Chua, better known as "Tiger Mom", from her now infamous book The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. If you are not familiar with Amy Chua or her book take a look at this Wall Street Journal article that seems to have started the controversy. I personally find Amy Chua's parenting techniques upsetting to put it mildly. Where was Jed while all this was going on? Did he agree with the parenting techniques? I am feeling a bit guilty about enjoying his book. What do you think--can you like a book by an author that you find distasteful?
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Help I'm Having a Moral Dilemma
I just finished reading The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld. I really enjoyed the book which is a historical thriller set in 1920, surrounding the real-life unsolved mystery of the Wall Street bombing. During the story we meet up with Sigmund Freud, Marie Curie, Warren Harding & Billy Flynn. Here is the moral dilemma: Jed Rubenfeld is married to Amy Chua, better known as "Tiger Mom", from her now infamous book The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. If you are not familiar with Amy Chua or her book take a look at this Wall Street Journal article that seems to have started the controversy. I personally find Amy Chua's parenting techniques upsetting to put it mildly. Where was Jed while all this was going on? Did he agree with the parenting techniques? I am feeling a bit guilty about enjoying his book. What do you think--can you like a book by an author that you find distasteful?
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