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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

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Jul 04, 2020 Aisha rated it really liked it

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4 stars for an extremely well written nonfiction historical novel that intersperses history of cell culture with the life of the (black) Lacks family. The personalities in the Lacks family really come to life in this book - especially with Deborah! Contrast to the history of cell culture, with the deep hypocrisy and discomfort of the medical community to ethical questions of cell line or "discarded" tissue ownership makes this book really good.

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Feb 04, 2010 jillbertini rated it really liked it

Shelves: non-fiction, biographies, 2010

I'm currently 50 pages in and enraptures. Skloot is an amazing storyteller, and I expect the book to hold me for its entirety. She tackles issues around ethics, consent, research, race and class in a way that is accessible to most readers. ...more

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