Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Author: Rebecca Skloot Publish Date: February 2, 2010 Publisher: Broadway Books Format: Paperback Page Count: 382 pages Source: Library Date Read: March 15-19, 2020 Review The medical and scientific parts of this book was fascinating and informative. The...
"She's the most important person in the world and her family living in poverty. If our mother is so important to science, why can't we get health insurance?"Both fascinating and enraging.
I've got a little review for you today, though the review is small, I have a large love of this book! There are just some books where I can't exactly put my thoughts properly on paper. ... I am forever changed from reading this book. It is beyond a doubt one of the most fascinating book I have e...
Henrietta Lacks was an amazing woman who was unknown. Because of her, life saving changes happened. And, yes, lots of money was made too. This highlighted issues with medical ethics and consent. I'm so glad this book exists. It tells an important story. I liked how it was laid out. Not dry, boring l...
I starting reading this without knowing what it was about, and it's a real doozy. It's about a woman who's cells are responsible for much of our medicines and medical knowledge of today. I guess the topic is bioethics. Her background and the life of her family after her death are given. There's ...
This is such a fascinating read. It strikes a good balance of medical history and colorful narrative, bringing to life the story of a poor black woman with remarkable, regenerating cells, and her family forgotten and uncompensated by science.
Ok, the last few chapters have turned decidedly towards a focus on human interest. I thought this was going to be a 5* star read, but the part with the evangelism was the beginning of a downward slope.....Damn.
I’m reading this one ages after everyone else. I’d like to find some reactions from an African-American perspective, although I did think Skloot did a reasonably good job at acknowledging her own status as an outsider.
I generally don't read that many nonfiction books (just look at my nonfiction vs. fiction count on my Goodreads shelf — at this moment it stands at around 60 vs. 424), so when I do read them I hope they would be good. This one really is. It's an eye-opening, thought-provoking and discussion-worthy b...
79. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, BY REBECCA SKLOOTRecommended by Michelle.This book should be obligatory reading for all biology-related students and researchers. Being a med student myself, I can safely say I’ll probably be a better professional for reading it.I knew, of course, about the ...
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