368 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533403
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 24 April 2012
Description
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wan...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,839 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 56%
challenging 55%
sad 46%
inspiring 25%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
dark 9%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Chronic illness, XenophobiaModerate
Animal death, Racism, SuicideMinor
Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny
368 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533403
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 24 April 2012
Description
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wan...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,839 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 56%
challenging 55%
sad 46%
inspiring 25%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
dark 9%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Chronic illness, XenophobiaModerate
Animal death, Racism, SuicideMinor
Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny