A review by caitsidhe
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

sad and enraging, but nuanced. The contrast between the poverty in which Henrietta's family still live, unable to afford medical care, and how much some of the labs manufacturing her cells are making is appalling. 

On balance, I am glad that Henriettas cells were taken and have saved probably millions of lives by now. I just think she and her family deserved better and more respect.