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

5.0

AMAZING everyone should read this especially if you're currently studying anything to do with medicine and biology. The way the Lacks family was treated as well as many of the other people abused by our medical care system is disgusting. The for-profit medical care system and the view of science as a "ends justify the means" field are actively harming the most vulnerable in society while corporations use public health as an excuse while making million and patenting their work- essentially blocking scientific research and development through high licensing fees. I'm sorry i can't write very well write now my brain fog is going but i'm glad that the lacks foundation is helping the family and people like them. I'm glad the family's story got told though im not super interested in the author's journey into it. Also some bits were a bit off for me with the family in addtion to some comments i didn't personally like (stop commenting on people's weight) aside from that very very good 9.5/10 but 10/10 cause of the history