The story about a piano teacher with an obsessive mother begins hilariously and ends on a morbid note and it made me realize how parents cross the line more often than we wish to admit.
YES. Chilling is indeed the word for this book. What I think was amazing about it is it shows the origins of insecurity and deviance when you have not been nurtured in your childhood. Worth one read though I felt it was a little too rushed this week. Honestly, it's not a book I would want to go back and reread.
This reminds me of "The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook," a memoir/book of case studies/child development treatise full of heartrending examples of child neglect and compelling arguments for strong, nurturing attachments. It's easy to see why humanity is in a such a state, when parenting is only getting harder in our fractured, modern world.
This sounds like a chilling book. The quotations you selected make your point about the extraordinary language.
Can you say more about the beautiful photos from Berlin?
Hi Tara, They were taken by a friend and I've given her credit. One of them is the famous Brandenburg gate, of course. The other one is the famous book burning site and I've said it's now called Humboldt university. The third is "merman" (as opposed to mermaid!) and my friend took it while crossing the bridge on Museum island, I believe. I think you'll find it valuable to read about the book burning that happened during the war. More here: https://www.museumoftolerance.com/education/archives-and-reference-library/online-resources/simon-wiesenthal-center-annual-volume-2/annual-2-chapter-5.html
My sister-in-law grew up near Brandenburg gate. It caught my attention right away. :-)
YES. Chilling is indeed the word for this book. What I think was amazing about it is it shows the origins of insecurity and deviance when you have not been nurtured in your childhood. Worth one read though I felt it was a little too rushed this week. Honestly, it's not a book I would want to go back and reread.
This reminds me of "The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook," a memoir/book of case studies/child development treatise full of heartrending examples of child neglect and compelling arguments for strong, nurturing attachments. It's easy to see why humanity is in a such a state, when parenting is only getting harder in our fractured, modern world.
I hope your next book is full of joy! 😅