Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

48 reviews

marioncromb's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Easy to read, very informative. Empathetic and meticulously researched. Tells the story of Lacks' family alternating with the story of her cells. Maybe a little long with unneccessary detail. Quite US centric - would have been nice to know about laws surrounding tissues etc worldwide for comparison.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Racism, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

arttichokedipp's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

msoul13's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexism

aubreystrawberry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

lydia_smith's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Fascinating read about how medical science is deeply personal. Henrietta Lacks' cells made mind-bogglingly massive contributions to science, and there was a very real, very human, family behind all of it. This made me think, and I even learned some molecular biology along the way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

jodean's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Kidnapping

emilymhb's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Wow, wow, wow. I am not normally a nonfiction gal but this book blew me away. I am so thankful that I get to live in a world where HeLa cells were discovered, despite the personal cost her family incurred. This book was beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kk_gotit_goinon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is a must read for anyone who wants to go into science or medicine. The wrongs can't be undone but by bringing it to light we can create better scientists, doctors, and people in general. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Classism

eegrasse's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism

moniipeters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail