Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

96 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Grief, Incest, Racism, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Slavery, Antisemitism, Confinement, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Genocide

Minor: Deadnaming and War

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

this book....i really dont know what i can say about it. i learned SO MUCH about something i had never even head of before picking it up, and it was both fascinating and heartbreaking to read about all of it. i wish all the best for hentrietta lacks family and hope that her and those of her family who have passed are resting easily <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Violence, Classism, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Incest, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Racial slurs, Abortion, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Slavery, and Terminal illness

bearikatherika's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Incest

doric's review against another edition

2.75

I think this book is really important in the story it tells, my issue is with the author and her exploitation of the family for her own personal gain

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Incest

marioncromb's review

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Easy to read, very informative. Empathetic and meticulously researched. Tells the story of Lacks' family alternating with the story of her cells. Maybe a little long with unneccessary detail. Quite US centric - would have been nice to know about laws surrounding tissues etc worldwide for comparison.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Classism, Racism, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Violence, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Slavery, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Addiction, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

jessicayaun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Body horror, and Classism

msoul13's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, and Sexism

tlbuckman's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This is the second time reading this book. It is memorable, uncomfortable and challenges you to think of ways to make the present better than this recent history.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Child abuse

aubreystrawberry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Cancer, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Racism, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Racial slurs, and Addiction

myworldtoread's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cancer, and Grief