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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
informative
medium-paced
Really interesting premise and investigation into the HeLa cells, the woman they originated from, and her family. I really appreciated the insights and discussion about medical ethics, the commercialization of research, and the exploitation of minorities for research.
I didn't give it a higher score because I found the author/investigator to be unlikable which distanced me from the book a little bit and at times it felt like she just really wanted praise for her investigative journaling, Even when it wasn't necessarily warranted. But I will say it's commendable that she followed through with the topic and story for 10 years while writing this book.
Overall, I would still recommend this book to anyone interested in medical ethics or human science in general because I think the content is very interesting even if the book is a whole is not the best.
I didn't give it a higher score because I found the author/investigator to be unlikable which distanced me from the book a little bit and at times it felt like she just really wanted praise for her investigative journaling, Even when it wasn't necessarily warranted. But I will say it's commendable that she followed through with the topic and story for 10 years while writing this book.
Overall, I would still recommend this book to anyone interested in medical ethics or human science in general because I think the content is very interesting even if the book is a whole is not the best.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma