I've finished two books in the past week.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. I bought this book before I realized that it was the same one that Megan had read, but I was glad to know that someone else enjoyed it besides whatever book review it was on. It's the true story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were the first to be grown and are still alive and seem to be responsible for many many medical advancements. So many medical advancements that you think, not possible. And no one knew anything about this woman. The books is both a biography of her, a biography of her family, a brief medical history and a commentary on medical ethics. And all quite interesting. I tried to convince Married Ladies Book Club we should read it, but they didn't go for it. (The did go for Cleopatra: A Life and I'm very excited to start that book.)
Shaken: A Jack Daniels Novel J.A. Konrath eBooks can be expensive. This one was $4.99, so I decided to take a chance and you know what? It turned out ok. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels, is a homicide cop and in this installment (one in a series of clever drink titles) is being held captive by the crazy serial killer Mr. K, whom she has been chasing for several years. Her partners' witty dialogue was actually witty and funny. It was, however, a bit gory for me. There were a couple of times where I was like wow, yeah, that was a little bit too much description of the body thank you very much. But for $2.99-$4.99 a book, I would read another.
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