Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

133 reviews

hubes's review

informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Child death, and Grief

afion's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Cancer, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Infidelity

rakizaka's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Racism

savaha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Violence

murryloub's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Everyone should read this book. This should be mandatory education in schools. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Cancer

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, Murder, Slavery, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Child death, Mental illness, Cancer, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, and Alcohol

yilulikestoread's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really fascinating book with a great balence of ethics and science! Would definitely re-read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

cammiem8's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Racism, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Medical content

jenmcvay's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Racism

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma

nicoleslaw's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Incest, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Racism, and Rape