The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

mcgillm5 recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

perfectly captures our history in America.

tina-benavides recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Everyone should read as a lesson in ethics.

wdunst recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Compelling non-fiction story of a woman who changed the course of history...without her knowledge or consent.

sorina recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

if you had a vaccine lately and didn't give much thought about it, hmmm...read again. very engaging

LNoguchi recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Sounds like it would be a fascinating story behind the story.

lynnbedford recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

This was a interesting story. Just the right amount of science and human interest to make it an easy to read, but informative book. A good mix of technical information and human interest.

cinti_dog recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

The story is mind blowing, but the writing is average.

anne510 recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

I just read this book and it's phenomenal.

dsequera recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

It's a little light on the science so don't select it for that. But it's a great human interest story and character study. It dives deep into a widespread subculture in our society that I've experienced only remotely.

saralynneharper recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

This book, an amazing work of non-fiction, delivers a moving story that everyone should be familiar with. I don't want to give away anything (although you may already know the basics of the story- ever heard of HeLa cells?), but this woman, simply through her life and death, changed the future of the scientific world (and yours). This is a great book.

intplibrarian recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

Interesting reading both for the memoir-ish part of it and for the science and history.

Fadgen recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Captivating account of the family and the impact of medical research in helping many.

Kookyukie recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Looks like a great summer non fiction.

allenpk recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

These cells are crazy, they've been known to latch to dust motes and cross contaminate lab samples. Super interesting. I recommend this NPR Radiolab episode: www.radiolab.org/2010/may/17/henriettas-tumor/

tiannata recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Very interesting read that doesn't get too science-y, but still enough to hold the interest of someone who may understand more about biology. It tells a very good story that's easy to follow.