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mels_reading_log's review against another edition
5.0
I did like the way the book was written like a podcast, where we went along with the author to do research and meet with the family members. This keeps the information accessible and easier to understand than dense science talk. I believe this information should be required knowledge in this country, so people, especially the non black can know the depths of racism that exist and understand that this was less than 100 years ago.
Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Incest, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Death, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Chronic illness, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness
Minor: Suicide
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
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
angela_iseli's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Racism
cj13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Child death, Cancer, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Minor: Suicide
savannahsshelf's review against another edition
4.75
Reread January 2024 4.75-5⭐️
If you’re in science or medicine this is required reading. If you do research on people or human cells and haven’t read this… do that right now!
Every single person reading this review had their life changed by Henrietta Lacks’ cells so you might as well read the book about her and them.
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, and Murder
sztokfisz's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, and Cancer
Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Slavery, Medical content, and Sexual violence
challengermilo's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Death of parent