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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
136 reviews
rhiwind93's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Incest, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
carissa230's review against another edition
5.0
I appreciate that the author spoke to the family and gathered the family history and the impact that this has had on their lives. The fact that the family was treated as a afterthought or not at all is sad. Reading the book made me so sad for the family and furious over the way the cells were handled. The family had the right to decide if they wanted to participate and to be paid for their contribution. However, imagine if the family refused. Where would Science be today? Would they have found another cell to use? Would it have been successful? It makes me uncomfortable thinking about what I would do if I was in the Scientist position at the time.
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
martha_is_reading's review against another edition
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
kj_reads's review against another edition
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma
christineolivia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Racism, and Medical content
Moderate: Slavery and Medical trauma
graceburke's review against another edition
5.0
The story of Henrietta and her family is complex, Deborah would be one of the first people to admit such. It's hard and harrowing. The duality of distrust for the abuse their family endured and the recognition that it was Lacks' cells that allowed for the saving of millions of lives and counting globally is not lost on them.
I gasped, cried, and laughed. Deborah and Skloot's relationship is something I will be thinking about for a long time. I'm so grateful the Lacks' story has finally been shared.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Abandonment
grboph's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy
rumay's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Violence, and Vomit
tomnoor's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
afion's review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity