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447 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307888440
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Crown
Publication date: Not specified
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 enslaved ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine....
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emotional 62%
reflective 46%
sad 43%
challenging 37%
inspiring 26%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
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fast 7%
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Incest447 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307888440
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Crown
Publication date: Not specified
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 enslaved ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine....
Community Reviews Summary of 36,505 reviews
Moods
emotional 62%
reflective 46%
sad 43%
challenging 37%
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