The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down description
Lia Lee was born in 1981 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, overmedication, and culture clash: "What the doctors viewed as clinical efficiency the Hmong viewed as frosty arrogance." The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a tragedy of Shakespearean dimensions, written with the deepest of human feeling. Sherwin Nuland said of the account, "There are no villains in Fadiman's tale, just as there are no heroes. People are presented as she saw them, in their humility and their frailty--and their nobility." |
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Amazing, wonderful book!
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This author does an incredible job showing all sides of the story. I think it is amazing how she made me feel and hurt for everyone involved in this case. I wish everyone could/would read this book.
I don't think you can read it without looking at life, medical care, and cultural differences just a little differently afterwards. |
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