I've been interested in this book since I first saw it at the bookstore. I remember I started reading it one day when I was working at the cash register. And it was a page turner! I mean the story doesn't sound interesting, the way this author told it, or maybe just because of what the story is, ...
I couldn't find the strength within to prepare myself to read this book. Even now after I've finished the pages, I felt the lingering pain and despair over the unfortunate events upon the Lacks family that their lives inexplicably centered around the HeLa cells. Actually, this book plain horrified m...
One of the most clearly written and thought-provoking non-fiction books I've read in a long time. Skloot raises some really important issues about heavy topics such as bioethics and racism, but seamlessly laces them into a completely compelling narrative. This book has made me more open to "science ...
Quite a story involving race, medicine, cancer, and poverty and the very remarkable story of Henrietta Lacks. Be warned, some of this book is rather shocking and should make you wonder about the role of ethics in medical research. I found myself unsettled, and still enjoyed reading this one. It's co...
I think this is a really important book, about a woman whose cells changed science forever and the effect it had on her family. It really explores some ethical questions about profit and consent when dealing with tissues and samples removed from a patient's body. I breezed through this one.
I admit, I approached this book expecting an entirely one-sided account, very anti-science. What I was most impressed with at the end was the even-handed treatment this topic received. Although it is clear that the family was treated poorly and with little compassion, it is less clear who should hav...
Absolutely fascinating mix of biography, investigative journalism, biology, medical history and ethics, and race relations. I'm glad I finally got around to reading this. I didn't mind the author's insertion of herself into the story; the mistreatment of the family over the years has been so extensi...
I've been interested in Henrietta Lacks ever since my college days (late 70's) and learned about Hela cell cultures. At that time, I was told that the woman's name was Helen Lane - now I know why this misinformation was propagated!This is an immensely interesting (to me!) topic, and while the autho...
I quite enjoy a bit of non-fiction occasionally, but it has to be entertaining. And honestly, going into this one, I was quite worried that it would be far too science-y for me - I hated science at school because I just wasn't interested.But with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot ...
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