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This is one of my favorite books. Very engaging and I couldn’t put it down. I like the conversations about science, healthcare, and ethics in these fields this book opens up. Everyone should learn about the impact Henrietta’s cells have had on humanity and her family. I learned so much from this book and couldn’t recommend enough. This is the book that got me into nonfiction.

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4.0

I read this as summer reading in my MPH program.

An eye opening account of the tensions between scientific discovery/the "greater" good and patient rights - all the while underscoring the injustices that take place in our medical system, in large part due to the power differential that exists between medical providers and the poor/marginalized who knock on their doors.

A must read for anyone working in healthcare/public health.

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DNF

Funny thing is, I actually forgot about this book and continued reading other books. Maybe I'll try reading it some other time.

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5.0

Such a good book that was easy to understand but with such an important topic. I enjoyed the journalistic writing, and how even though the book is based on Henrietta Lacks and HeLa it’s not just that it’s a book on family and loss.

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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jennabarricklo's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative slow-paced

3.0

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