The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Taste attributes: documentarybiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: an emotional non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more.
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- Rebecca Skloot
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 381
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