The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

618 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
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Henrietta Lacks a poor Southern tobacco farmer was buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago. Yet her cells -- taken without her knowledge grown in culture and bought and sold by the billions -- became one of the most important tools in medical ...

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informative 95%
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reflective 46%
sad 43%
challenging 36%
inspiring 26%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%

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