Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

45 reviews

vampiretree's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

vgartner's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

peachani's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Stalking

competencefantasy's review

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

 

So I have a science degree

And would have had a chemistry PHD from a big deal institute if my health had held (and advisor was less abusive)

I teach science. 

I knew none of this

None of this at all. 

And I am just shocked and appalled by that. 

Sure I can claim that biology is not my area. 

But come on I took a senior undergraduate drug discovery course. 

I should know this 

Frustrated arm wave. 

I mean not just *relevant* it’s fascinating. 

The concept of consent for studies

Medical ethics

That we argue necessity for public good but then have inaccessible care 

I probably would have talked more about the sister thing

Really easy to read writing style, not sure about some of the framing

Other Things I’ve looked at/read for this

Review by Colorful Book Reviews (This makes some points about the white reporter writing about a black family thing that I’m not qualified to comment on but did notice)

Book & Movie Review - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks  Rachel Rae Youtube (makes some interesting points about Deborah as a source)

Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot  by Starzbooks Youtube

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - A USF Faculty Discussion  USF Libraries Youtube

 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Cancer

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

ericadansereau's review

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

Incredible story I couldn’t put down. I appreciated the insight into Henrietta and her family, I felt like I got to know them. The author did a wonderful job with her thorough report detailing facts about the HeLa cell line and all of the ethical and legal concerns surrounding it. Some of the book was quite shocking and disturbing to read when it came to medical care and general treatment of this family and black patients. This is such an important subject and I definitely recommend this book. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual assault