[REVIEW] Chanson Douce

Chanson douce by Leïla Slimani
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I heard Leila Slimani’s interview to the New York Times Book Review podcast and now I understand... she said many people didn’t like her book because she didn’t conclude, we are not told whose fault is this, why does the nanny freak out one day, should the parents be blamed...?
This 4 star rating is absolutely biased by that interview, because without it I would have given this book 3*...
Indeed, she does not conclude. Does she have to?
How many parents are in the same situation as Paul and Myriam, juggling the balance between work and family?
Is it really bad to have a baby-sitters?
Can we have it all?


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