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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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Aug 08, 12

bookshelves: memoir-bio-auto, non-fiction
Read from August 06 to 08, 2012

Fascinating read. The first 2/3 were more interesting to me than the last third. The first 2/3 were a wonderful back and forth between Henrietta & the scientists & Henrietta's descendants. The last third focused mostly on Henrietta's daughter Deborah and the author - still interesting but not as engaging as the beginning. Very well written. This book very clearly lays out a murky area of science and ethics. While this book is non-fiction, it reads like fiction. Excellent.

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