This true story is written nearly like a novel. Rebecca Skloot spent years researching newspapers and journals, interviewing scientists of several countries and family members of Henrietta Lacks. The story is not only a story of Henrietta and her family, it is a history of cultural, scientific a...
After reading a few other reviews, I would agree there are a few issues with this book. That having been said, I found it compelling (its an interesting subject), sad (her family really got the short end of the stick), disgusting (its hard to believe the things they used to do/how they used to t...