341 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780895175311
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and 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 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
341 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780895175311
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and 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 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