After reading the synopsis of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, I think her story could be very useful to the public. I think there is a lot to be learned, and maybe even some things that could be changed about modern medical practices. There are several dimensions that affect the story, including race, that wouldn't hurt for the public to take a look at. The main subject is obviously medical consent, and I think it is useful to educate the public on what goes on and what we can do about that.
As I said earlier, there are many dimensions to Henrietta's story. Rebecca Skloot has a lot to cover in writing a book about Henrietta. One of the challenges of writing any book is writing a story that will have an affect on the reader. This means writing in a way that will make the reader think about what they are hearing, and develop thoughts and an opinion on it. Another challenge for Skloot is covering all aspects of the story and reaching out to many different sources. This is necessary to get a good overall view of what happened and the many affects it had on the people involved.
I am thinking there will be some personal challenges while reading TILOHL. The most important factor for me will probably be developing my own opinion on the story. I am assuming that, since she wrote it, Rebecca Skloot is passionate about the story of Hentrietta Lacks, and the story will have a bias towards her opinion. As a reader I will take that into consideration, but also develop my own viewpoint on the issue of medical consent.
