A review by ellenreading_theend
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: The Young Reader's Edition by Gregory Mone, Rebecca Skloot

2.0

This is such an important story that absolutely needs to be told, and I learned so much from it, not just about Henrietta, but about the injustice of what happened to her family. That being said, it took me a long time to read it, I think because I wasn’t a huge fan of the author’s writing style. I was a copy editor for 10 years, and a big part of me wanted to cut huge swaths out of this book — parts felt tangential and distracting from the main issues, and I actually wanted more science! That being said, I’m glad I pushed through, and this is a good read for anyone who feels like they need to learn more about income disparity or how the effects of racism can have long lasting impacts on families through generations.