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369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400052172
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Publication date: 02 February 2010
Description
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: Th...
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emotional 62%
reflective 46%
sad 43%
challenging 36%
inspiring 26%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
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fast 7%
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Incest369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400052172
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Publication date: 02 February 2010
Description
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: Th...
Community Reviews Summary of 36,520 reviews
Moods
emotional 62%
reflective 46%
sad 43%
challenging 36%
inspiring 26%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Medical trauma, CancerModerate
Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuseMinor
Incest