Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

This is our August Vines 'N Spines book.  I didn't love the book; however, I did give it 3 stars on Goodreads.  Learning about Henrietta Lacks and how her cells have changed the course of history is cool, especially because not being a scientist myself, I had no idea.  She died at 31, but her cells still live today.  The book gets a bit too technical from my perspective though.  I like the idea and the story behind it, but I'm not into the science of it all.  Can't wait to hear what my other book club gals thought about it.  Glad to be finished, and am now reading for pleasure until the next book club book comes around.