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lianne_rooney's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Medical content, and Cancer
Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Rape, Incest, Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
moniipeters's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, Violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Cursing, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Child death
bootrat's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism
saskiahill's review
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Cancer
Moderate: Addiction, Slavery, Racism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Minor: Suicide and Incest
zams's review against another edition
5.0
The telling of the stories as well as the presentation of the researched data was incredible. As somebody who only learned English as a 2nd language I was a little nervous about the presence of authentic language, but it made the whole bok just a lot more real and therefor enjoyable.
An absolutely outstanding work by everybody that contributed. This is not just a book about science but also one that transfers heavy emotins right through the pages.
Deutsch: Definitiv eines der besten Bücher die ich bisher gelesen habe.
Das Erzähle der Geschichten genauso wie die Präsentation der gesammelten Daten sind unvergleichlich.
Ich hatte zuerst etwas Respekt vor der Tatsache dass authentische Sprache in dem Buch verwendet wird, allerdings war das Verständnis absolut kein Problem, und gab der Geschichte das gewisse etwas, dass sie so persönlich macht. Ich weiß nicht wie diese Parts in der deutschen Übersetzung wirken.
Definitv eine herausragende Arbeit von allen, die daran mitgewirkt haben.
Nicht nur ein Buch über Wissenschaft, sondern auch eines dass es schafft, heftige Emotionen durch die Seiten zum Leser zu transportieren.
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Body horror, Death, Cancer, Grief, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Ableism, and Chronic illness
Minor: Addiction
thebrainglitter's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Grief, Incest, Racism, and Medical trauma
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: Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, and Medical content
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: Death of parent, Racism, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism, Death, and Cancer
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Terminal illness, and Miscarriage
grboph's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Slavery, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Antisemitism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
rumay's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Incest, Infertility, and Infidelity