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Reviews tagging 'Medical content'
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
123 reviews
geekmom's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Racism
muppetymelody's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content
Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Ableism, Addiction, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Cancer, Confinement, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Pedophilia, and Racism
hayreading's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Child death, Cancer, Medical trauma, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Addiction, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Sexual harassment, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, and Adult/minor relationship
erinreadstoomuch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Medical trauma and Sexual assault
alexklinect's review against another edition
4.25
4-4.5 stars
Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Cancer
Moderate: Racism and Violence
Minor: Cursing
smellymiche's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Medical content
ejthephoenix's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug use, Incest, Murder, Pregnancy, Slavery, Racism, Rape, Cursing, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Outing, and Blood
alliejuve's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Incest, Medical content, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, and Sexual violence
Minor: Slavery
hanlov's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racism
emblazedwords's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't realize until reading this book how new the concept of medical consent is. I also got more background history on Black people and their relationship with medicine, how it's hurt them and made them distrustful.
Definitely worth the hype!
Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Forced institutionalization