Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

129 reviews

ekern1991's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

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: 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

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, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Incest

marioncromb's review against another edition

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

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

mountain_adventures's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book should be required reading in high school biology. Henrietta's cells played a pivotal role medical research and how we currently do consent forms within the industry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Medical trauma

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

msoul13's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

aubreystrawberry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

jodean's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Kidnapping