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352 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781429931113
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 30 September 1998
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 5,724 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
reflective 57%
challenging 54%
sad 51%
inspiring 22%
tense 17%
hopeful 12%
dark 8%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 4%
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Medical trauma, Medical content, Chronic illnessModerate
Animal death, Racism, WarMinor
Miscarriage, Suicide, Suicide attempt
352 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781429931113
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 30 September 1998
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 5,724 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
reflective 57%
challenging 54%
sad 51%
inspiring 22%
tense 17%
hopeful 12%
dark 8%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 4%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Medical content, Chronic illnessModerate
Animal death, Racism, WarMinor
Miscarriage, Suicide, Suicide attempt