Skip to the content
Introverted Reader
  • Home
  • Book Reviews
  • Reading Challenges
    • Classics Club
    • 2026 Reading Challenges
    • 2025 Reading Challenges
    • 2024 Reading Challenges
    • 2023 Reading Challenges
    • 2022 Reading Challenges
    • 2021 Reading Challenges
  • Features
  • Contact Me
  • About Me
  • Policies
    • Privacy Policy
    • Opt-out preferences
    • Book Review Policy
    • Affiliate Program
Menu
  • Home
  • Book Reviews
  • Reading Challenges
    • Classics Club
    • 2026 Reading Challenges
    • 2025 Reading Challenges
    • 2024 Reading Challenges
    • 2023 Reading Challenges
    • 2022 Reading Challenges
    • 2021 Reading Challenges
  • Features
  • Contact Me
  • About Me
  • Policies
    • Privacy Policy
    • Opt-out preferences
    • Book Review Policy
    • Affiliate Program

Home » Book Authors » Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot: Book Review

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Book Cover

HeLa cells (named after the woman they came from, Henrietta Lacks) have been used for about 60 years by scientists all over the world for all kinds of cellular research. Yet very few scientists could tell you the real name of the woman the cells came from, much less anything about her. Yet somehow, Rebecca […]

Continue Reading

Search the Archives

Subscribe via Email




Get Social with an Introvert

  • Feedly
  • The StoryGraph
  • LibraryThing
  • Bluesky
  • Bloglovin
  • BookBub
Follow Introverted Reader on WordPress.com

2026 Challenges I’m Hosting

A close-up of a white magnolia flower and text with basic details of the 2026 Southern Literature Reading Challenge

2025 Challenges I’m Hosting

Currently Reading

Currently Reading


goodreads.com

Suicide Prevention

A graphic reading 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 24/7 Call, Text, Chat

Please, if you need help, reach out to someone. Read about why this is an important topic to me in my Suicide Prevention post.

Recommended Manuscript Services

My friend owns this small business offering editing, indexing, and coaching services. If you need help with a writing project, I hope you’ll reach out to her at Blue Legend Manuscript Services!


Follow Me on Instagram

introverted.reader

Instagram Feed. Introverted Reader book blog. Quietly Reviewing Books Since 2007. Traveling the US in my RV and reading on my Kindle. Permanent home in Asheville, NC.

Check out 10 book covers with unique typography in Check out 10 book covers with unique typography in this Top Ten Tuesday post! Read the full post on my blog at the link in my bioBooks I Chose: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James, read by Brittany Pressley and Kirsten Potter Jackaby (Jackaby #1) by William Ritter, read by Nicola Barber Mairelon the Magician (Mairelon #1) by Patricia Wrede Hogfather (Discworld, #20) by Terry Pratchett Dark Waters (Small Spaces #3) by Katherine Arden, read by Renee Dorian All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen by Mary Sharratt Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics, read by Jorjeana Marie Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, read by Anna Fields The Discreet Hero by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Edith Grossman
Check out what I've been reading, reviewing, posti Check out what I've been reading, reviewing, posting, and doing on Introverted Reader in my weekly update for February 1, 2026! See the full post on my blog at the link in my bio.Books I finished reading last week:Above Ground: Poems by Clint Smithโ€“5 StarsThe Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Dead Djinn Universe # 0.3) by P. Djรจlรญ Clarkโ€“4 StarsThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simonsโ€“DNF
Check out ten bookish discoveries I made in 2025, Check out ten bookish discoveries I made in 2025, including library programs, new bookstores, and a new favorite genre, in this Top Ten Tuesday post! Full post on my blog at the link in my bio
Check out what I've been reading, reviewing, posti Check out what I've been reading, reviewing, posting, and doing on Introverted Reader in my weekly update for January 25, 2026! Read the full post on my blog at the link in my bio.Books I finished reading last week:Firekeeperโ€™s Daughter (Firekeeperโ€™s Daughter #1) by Angeline Boulley, read by Isabella Star LaBlanc--4 StarsThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow--4.5 StarsFairest of All (Villains #1) by Serena Valentino--3 Stars
Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Home Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland by Dave Barry: Book Review--4 Stars. Read the full post on my blog at the link in my bio.My husband is a travel nurse who largely grew up in Miami and in winter months we often find ourselves back in Florida as he works at different hospitals around the state. Even before we started traveling, we visited my in-laws, who live in Naples now, at least once a year. Needless to say, Iโ€™ve spent a lot of time in the state. And I still ask my husband what the heck is going on in Florida! I read a theory somewhere that itโ€™s because of โ€œsunshine lawsโ€ that make details of arrests public that are kept hidden in other states. But whatever the cause, donโ€™t we all settle in for a good read when we see any headline that includes the words โ€œFlorida Manโ€?I laughed so hard as I read this! I practically read the first half out loud to my husband before I finally just told him he needs to read it himself. Itโ€™s short so thereโ€™s no reason not to. Dave Barry has some interesting theories about what makes Florida the way that it is and they are all hilarious. The introduction is the best part as he details his theories and shares some true only-in-Florida stories. After that he travels around different parts of the state and reports on what he finds. Weโ€™ve visited several of the same places so that added to my enjoyment.If you need a quick, entertaining read, probably made funnier if you have any connection at all to Florida, pick this up.
Follow Me on Instagram
  • About Me
  • Affiliate Program
  • Book Reviews
  • Contact Me
  • Features
  • Opt-out preferences
  • Policies
  • Reading Challenges
  • Welcome, Email Subscribers!
  • Welcome, Instagrammers!

Introverted Reader

Olsen WordPress Theme by CSSIgniter

ยฉ Jennifer G. and Introverted Reader, 2009 - 2026. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this siteโ€™s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jennifer G. and Introverted Reader with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Close Menu
    Manage Cookie Consent
    To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
    Functional Always active
    The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
    Preferences
    The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
    Statistics
    The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
    Marketing
    The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
    • Manage options
    • Manage services
    • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
    • Read more about these purposes
    View preferences
    • {title}
    • {title}
    • {title}