Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

185 reviews

tomnoor's review against another edition

4.5

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Really intriguing and important story. I would have liked further discussion of how stories such as this influence contemporary medical mistrust in black communities. Also feel like the Lacks family should have gotten paid directly for all the info and work they supplied for this book, not just a foundation set up with an undisclosed portion of proceeds benefitting others. Would love to have an update on how things stand now, 10+ years after the book’s publication 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent

hubes's review against another edition

4.5

informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical trauma, Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief

afion's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content

Minor: Infidelity

myantigone's review against another edition

4.25

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content

Moderate: Death, Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness

rakizaka's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma

savaha's review

5.0

adventurous emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Violence

murryloub's review

5.0

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Everyone should read this book. This should be mandatory education in schools. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical trauma

cdoubet's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

cammiem8's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Medical trauma

jenmcvay's review

5.0

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Death of parent