The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
What snack, blanket, or comfort did you reach for while reading this one? It can get heavy, so how did you take care of yourself with it?
Was there a small moment in the early chapters that made you smile, soften, or want to hug someone? Tell us about it.
Henrietta is remembered through her family's stories and photos. What is a story or object in your own family that keeps someone you love close?
Skloot becomes very tangled up with the Lacks family. Have you ever had a friendship form in an unexpected place that ended up meaning a lot to you?
Faith and science sit side by side in this book. Did reading it shift, soften, or comfort the way you hold either one?
Deborah's longing to know her mother is so tender. When you think about someone you have lost or never met, what would you most want to know about them?
Without spoiling anything, what passage left you sitting quietly for a minute? What about it stayed with you?
The book asks us what we owe each other, in medicine and in life. After finishing it, what does 'taking care of people' feel like to you now?