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scrubsandbooks's review against another edition
4.5
This story is part history text, science text, and biographical story, that keeps the reader engaged. It's heartbreaking to read what the family went through in their lifetime, but the developing friendship between Deborah and Rebecca was inspiring and heartfelt to read.
Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
oceanwriter's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Incest
tieflingmom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
savannahsshelf's review against another edition
4.75
Reread January 2024 4.75-5⭐️
If you’re in science or medicine this is required reading. If you do research on people or human cells and haven’t read this… do that right now!
Every single person reading this review had their life changed by Henrietta Lacks’ cells so you might as well read the book about her and them.
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Murder
eve81's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Racism
sztokfisz's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
ekern1991's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Antisemitism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Deadnaming and War
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
doric's review
2.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Incest