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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
I knew immediately when I read the synopsis of this month’s book club pick that by the end of it I would be seriously pissed off…….. Mission accomplished!
This book is broken down into 2 stories, the story of Henrietta Lacks’s family and the devastation that was left in the wake of her death and the story of HeLa the name given to the cells that cause her death, but were the reason so many of us are alive today.
I was never a huge science fan having completed the classes I needed to complete in school and moving on. What I found exceptional about this book was how the author explained the science, at no point was it over my head. It was clear, concise and at no point did I feel my eyes close only to be I startled awake with my iPad hitting my face. While the author had me intrigued with the science she also flipped that switch and told the story of the Lacks family with all their problems, their mistrust and their gigantic personalities.
Like a lot of non-fiction books, this is another one that shows the depravity of what one group of people are willing to do to another under the guise of science or it's for their benefit. It's a book that yet again shows the disparity between the haves and the have nots. It is a book that needs to be read but unfortunately probably not by the people that should.
One thing.....unlike me who had no idea who Henrietta Lacks was until this book, I asked my daughter if she knew who she was and was so happy when she said, yes and explained to me who she was and how she heard of her.
This book is broken down into 2 stories, the story of Henrietta Lacks’s family and the devastation that was left in the wake of her death and the story of HeLa the name given to the cells that cause her death, but were the reason so many of us are alive today.
I was never a huge science fan having completed the classes I needed to complete in school and moving on. What I found exceptional about this book was how the author explained the science, at no point was it over my head. It was clear, concise and at no point did I feel my eyes close only to be I startled awake with my iPad hitting my face. While the author had me intrigued with the science she also flipped that switch and told the story of the Lacks family with all their problems, their mistrust and their gigantic personalities.
Like a lot of non-fiction books, this is another one that shows the depravity of what one group of people are willing to do to another under the guise of science or it's for their benefit. It's a book that yet again shows the disparity between the haves and the have nots. It is a book that needs to be read but unfortunately probably not by the people that should.
One thing.....unlike me who had no idea who Henrietta Lacks was until this book, I asked my daughter if she knew who she was and was so happy when she said, yes and explained to me who she was and how she heard of her.