The Spirit Catches You and You Fall DownBy: Anne Fadiman
Reviewed by: awesomeVia, 16
Rating: Really liked it
Because I read this book, I learned a lot about Hmong culture and traditions. In the book, there are truly a number of things that can be argued including how ignorant some Americans can be, and how unwilling the Hmong are to changes. Both sides have things that can be agreed or argued with.
Basically, it is about a Hmong girl named Lia Lee who not long after she was born, she then went to an epileptic seizure. After her diagnosis, she then got prescribed to numbers of medications and her parents were not very about that. And then it is a cultural clash with various medical methods and many misunderstandings.
The ending is confusing but seems to end happily.
Go ahead and read the book if you want to learn more about the Hmong culture or if you are interested in medicine or if you want something interesting to argue about.
Recommended to: People interested in Hmong culture, medicine, etc.
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