Obstacles in writing/reading The Immortal LIfe of Henrietta Lacks

          After reading the synopsis of TILOHL, I think that this is an important story for the public to hear. It is important for people to hear because things like this could happen everyday. People should be aware of the possibility that the stuff we are made of could be being used without our consent. They should also be aware of the importance of consent and could just enjoy this book. 

          From reading the synopsis, I could tell this book wasn't just about ethics of consent, but also about the ethics of experimentation on African Americans. It also wasn't written just for those worried about scientific ethics, but also for those people who just enjoy a good story. In the synopsis, it speaks of how Henrietta's Daughter was devastated to learn of her mother's situation and it brought up many questions for her. So we don't only get the point of view of the author but we also the point of view of someone directly connected to the situation.

         I think some troubles that the author, Rebecca Skloot, had while writing this book for a broad audience included being able to connect to so many people so that they felt what Henrietta Lacks and her family went through. Maybe another challenge that maybe occurred for Skloot was the challenge of staying unbiased for the story. I have not started reading the book yet so I have no idea if Skloot takes a side or not.

         I don't think there will be many challenges while reading this story. One challenge that could come up would be not understanding some large medical terms. Although this challenge can be solved by opening a dictionary, it will just take up more time. Other than that, there are no other challenges that I can think of. I think this book is going to be interesting. 

-Max