A review by emilymhb
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Wow, wow, wow. I am not normally a nonfiction gal but this book blew me away. I am so thankful that I get to live in a world where HeLa cells were discovered, despite the personal cost her family incurred. This book was beautiful.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Physical abuse, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Murder