309 pp
"Children are not guaranteed the luxuries of family, Ms. Wells, he said. If people are unable to exist within the parameters that have been created for them, they lose any claim to titles like son and daughter."
What does it mean to be a family? What parental behaviors are necessary for the development of healthy children? Does it matter whether parents try or not? Are these even pertinent questions explored in the book? I don't know but I do know I enjoyed reading The Family Fang and thinking about how messed up this family was...or was it? Either the Fang parents messed their kids up irrevocably or they prepared them better than most parents for adulthood. It's kind of fun to think about.
Caleb and Camille Fang make art out of chaos. They create situations and then let them unfold, filming everything. When they have children, the children become a part of the process. They aren't given a choice and eventually the children rebel. Then Caleb and Camille plan their biggest art project ever.
I don't want to give anything away so I will say no more except that the book is a quick read and I liked it alot.
Kim F
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