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Die Unsterblichkeit der Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, Sebastian Vogel

4.23 AVERAGE

moviesnob04's review against another edition

4.5

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craftyjojo's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was sad, uplifting, educational, it was just amazing. I listened on audiobook so I also got to hear an interview with the author at the end, but I borrowed the ebook from Libby so I could see the photos. This book will stay with me for a while, and it was just as much the story of Henrietta's daughter as it was about her. I have a biology degree so I was familiar with HeLa but didn't know the story behind the cell line until I heard about this book. Glad I finally read it.

scrappyhooker's review against another edition

4.5

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gasparyemerson's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism

stevehagos's review against another edition

4.5

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2learnngrow's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5

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lavanyasbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Poverty. Casual Racism. Medical callousness. Scientists playing god. Poverty. Mental health issues. Moral conundrum. And yes immortal cells. This book covers it all and then some.

I went into this book blind and was blown away by it. This is a book about a woman’s cells that stayed on long after she died. But more importantly it’s about her daughter searching for answers about what happened to her mother. This is about a family robbed of not just Henrietta but also of knowledge about what happened to her & why her cells have continued to live & thrive and about the money that everyone other than them made. 

I listened to the audiobook and the way Cassandra Campbell brings the entire book to life with her voice & accents of Henrietta, the family members and scientists it made me feel like I was actually listening to the people themselves. 

Listen to it if you can. Read it if you can’t. But know this story. It’s about immortality and the price one family had to pay for it. 

clairegerkins's review against another edition

5.0

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jennasbooknook's review against another edition

3.5

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