339 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374267810
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Lia Lee was born in 1982 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants, and soon developed symptoms of epilepsy. By 1988 she was living at home but was brain dead after a tragic cycle of misunderstanding, over-medication, and culture clash: "What the doc...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,559 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
challenging 54%
reflective 54%
sad 50%
inspiring 22%
tense 16%
hopeful 12%
dark 9%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 4%
Average rating
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Graphic
Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Medical contentModerate
Animal death, Racism, FatphobiaMinor
Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide
339 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374267810
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Lia Lee was born in 1982 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants, and soon developed symptoms of epilepsy. By 1988 she was living at home but was brain dead after a tragic cycle of misunderstanding, over-medication, and culture clash: "What the doc...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,559 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
challenging 54%
reflective 54%
sad 50%
inspiring 22%
tense 16%
hopeful 12%
dark 9%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 4%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Medical contentModerate
Animal death, Racism, FatphobiaMinor
Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide