Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

85 reviews

cdoubet's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

yilulikestoread's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really fascinating book with a great balence of ethics and science! Would definitely re-read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

cammiem8's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

gabriella's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is the type of book that sticks with you and sits in the back of your brain, being relevant in the least expected situations. The writing draws the reader in and tells the story in a way that makes it feel personal to each individual. More than that the lives and struggles of Henrietta and her family being immortalized as they are in this book, shine a light on the parts of history the written record strives to forget.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Classism, Grief, and Incest

teamkt's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

starrystarryeyed's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

franklola's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Death, Chronic illness, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

madcjones's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

rebekah_l's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Classism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, and Incest

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment