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While "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" provides an interesting perspective on the history of medical research, I found the book to be poorly executed and lacking in critical analysis.
Skloot often inserts herself into the story, which comes across as self-indulgent and distracting.
Skloot portrays herself as a compassionate and caring , but in reality, she is exploiting the Lacks family for her own personal gain. Skloot fails to acknowledge that she is doing the same thing to the Lacks famil ...more
Skloot often inserts herself into the story, which comes across as self-indulgent and distracting.
Skloot portrays herself as a compassionate and caring , but in reality, she is exploiting the Lacks family for her own personal gain. Skloot fails to acknowledge that she is doing the same thing to the Lacks famil ...more
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