464 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509877027
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 02 February 2010
Description
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine:...
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emotional 61%
reflective 46%
sad 40%
challenging 37%
inspiring 24%
dark 14%
hopeful 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
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fast 7%
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Cancer, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assaultMinor
Incest
464 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509877027
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 02 February 2010
Description
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine:...
Community Reviews Summary of 24,924 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
reflective 46%
sad 40%
challenging 37%
inspiring 24%
dark 14%
hopeful 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assaultMinor
Incest