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» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★★☆
*Plot: ★★★☆☆
Readability: ★★★★☆
*Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗
» PLOT «
Lia Lee is a Hmong child living in Merced. With parents that are deeply rooted in Hmong culture, and a life threatening condition, the medical community and their Hmong beliefs directly clash together, only causing more harm and more distress.
*This is a nonfiction work, so the plot rating is a reflection of how well the story was told and how well the book was organized to tell a story.
I interpreted from the end of the book that on the idea of medicine vs. culture, Fadiman stood by Lia's family. Although I disagree, this book and story was really well told.
Although I didn't like the longer chapters about the Hmong community and how they came to America (I preferred Lia's story), they did help provide a wider context.
Not going to lie, this main story derives a lot from having miscommunications, and that produced a lot of emotion from me, specifically anger.
» READABILITY «
This books was medium paced, the better parts of the book centered around Lia, and the slower parts centered around the Hmong community as whole.
» CHARACTERS «
*This is a nonfiction work, so no specific rating, just the average 3.
» WRITING «
The writing serves as Fadiman's voice, and while she rarely chooses a direct stance, her writing does tell the story of the side that typically wouldn't have been told. It also tells the story really well, going on to explain a lot of intricacies and little things.
» OVERALL «
I liked this book more than I thought I would. Memoirs (and these types of books) have never been my favorite genre, and [b:The Distance Between Us|20346945|The Distance Between Us|Reyna Grande|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394749748l/20346945._SY75_.jpg|18461730] was an exception. I'd love to read more memoirs and biographies, but I have come to the realization that one memoir per month is my maximum.
Stars: ★★★★☆
*Plot: ★★★☆☆
Readability: ★★★★☆
*Characters: ★★★☆☆
Writing: ★★★☆☆
Recommend: ✗
» PLOT «
Lia Lee is a Hmong child living in Merced. With parents that are deeply rooted in Hmong culture, and a life threatening condition, the medical community and their Hmong beliefs directly clash together, only causing more harm and more distress.
*This is a nonfiction work, so the plot rating is a reflection of how well the story was told and how well the book was organized to tell a story.
I interpreted from the end of the book that on the idea of medicine vs. culture, Fadiman stood by Lia's family. Although I disagree, this book and story was really well told.
Although I didn't like the longer chapters about the Hmong community and how they came to America (I preferred Lia's story), they did help provide a wider context.
Not going to lie, this main story derives a lot from having miscommunications, and that produced a lot of emotion from me, specifically anger.
» READABILITY «
This books was medium paced, the better parts of the book centered around Lia, and the slower parts centered around the Hmong community as whole.
» CHARACTERS «
*This is a nonfiction work, so no specific rating, just the average 3.
» WRITING «
The writing serves as Fadiman's voice, and while she rarely chooses a direct stance, her writing does tell the story of the side that typically wouldn't have been told. It also tells the story really well, going on to explain a lot of intricacies and little things.
» OVERALL «
I liked this book more than I thought I would. Memoirs (and these types of books) have never been my favorite genre, and [b:The Distance Between Us|20346945|The Distance Between Us|Reyna Grande|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394749748l/20346945._SY75_.jpg|18461730] was an exception. I'd love to read more memoirs and biographies, but I have come to the realization that one memoir per month is my maximum.