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I kept wanting to talk to people about this book while reading it. Alas, I have a hard time remembering names and facts I hear in audiobooks, but thank Google, I can still talk HeLa with my dad. This book is super sciencey, but it's even more about ethics in research and the history of inequality in American medical practice. Oh, and family. I wanted to face punch some disease-spreading menfolk and fist pump with some women -- and books that make me feel like that are always winners. The audiobo
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Sep 27, 2012
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We all, each and every one of us, owe a debt of gratitude to Henrietta Lacks. She has touched all of our lives. Henrietta was a real woman and finally her story has been told...in all of its human complexity.
This is not an easy story or easy concepts but Miss Rebecca did an excellant job at making it readable. If I had one complaint it would be that this book is written so simply it's almost too easy to read. It goes down like a chocolate martini sweet but with a powerful punch.
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This is not an easy story or easy concepts but Miss Rebecca did an excellant job at making it readable. If I had one complaint it would be that this book is written so simply it's almost too easy to read. It goes down like a chocolate martini sweet but with a powerful punch.
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Book Riot Read Harder Challenge #2 - Read a non-fiction book about science
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3.5 stars
Fascinating story told via Gonzo journalism.
Fascinating story told via Gonzo journalism.
