Longitude vs The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Longitude

Longitude Dava Sobel · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.3 188 pages · ≈ 3 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot · 2009 ★★★★☆ 4.1 381 pages · ≈ 7 h 03 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Longitude is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

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