pickThis would read like a (horror) movie if you didn‘t know it was real. Scientists took cells from Henrietta Lacks when she was dying with cervical cancer and used them, without her family‘s knowledge, to carry out scientific research but also to make a lot of money.
The whole Lacks family was appallingly treated, right up to the current day but Skloot treats them all with sensitivity.
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this_teacher_reads Great book! 3y
kspenmoll Amazing book; amazing family; amazing author. Met them all at UConn a few years ago where they were telling their mother‘s story & how the book came about. 3y
squirrelbrain Wow @kspenmoll - how amazing, and an honour, to get to meet them all! 3y
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kspenmoll @squirrelbrain It truly was. They spent so much time after talking with people. 3y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Everyone needs to read this book 3y
Tattooedteacher This is super important book. Would love to have met them. 3y
Emily92Bibliophile I tried to read this one a couple years ago. I ended up having to put it down and plan to come back to at a later time because of how HORRIFYING it was. It really read like a horror movie and the fact that it is very REAL, and I while I didn‘t get far into it( maybe halfway?) I plan to read it soon. 3y
BookwormM Everyone should read this book!! 3y
vlwelser I love this cover. And I also agree that this book is amazing. 3y