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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
60 reviews
emblazedwords's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't realize until reading this book how new the concept of medical consent is. I also got more background history on Black people and their relationship with medicine, how it's hurt them and made them distrustful.
Definitely worth the hype!
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Forced institutionalization
cj13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide
sztokfisz's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Antisemitism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Deadnaming and War
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
doric's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Incest
marioncromb's review against another edition
4.0
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
penrodkatie's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
arttichokedipp's review against another edition
2.25
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
4.5
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