Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor …
Review of 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I really do not like Rebecca Skloot..
I understand that Henrietta Lacks's story needed to be told and I am thankful that the author did that. Nevertheless, I can't help thinking that her approach was rather questionable. The Lacks family was, in my opinion, portrayed in an awful way. Skloot made all of them seem like (superstitious) idiots with anger issues.
And I really hope that the Family got some of the profit Skloot made out of this book.