Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

78 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective

4.25


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parasolcrafter's review against another edition

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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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doric's review against another edition

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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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marioncromb's review

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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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arttichokedipp's review against another edition

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challenging informative sad slow-paced

2.25


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jessicayaun's review against another edition

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

5.0


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msoul13's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5


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aubreystrawberry's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0


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jodean's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5


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myworldtoread's review against another edition

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emotional informative medium-paced

5.0


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