Ian Frazer was a determined Scotsman, who moved to Australia in 1981 to start his lifework, which would change women’s lives around the world forever. Many years later became known as the person ‘who has given science a face’ in a sport-dominated Australia. Many other doctors have admitted to being able to relate to Ian Frazer's early story on a very personal level. Ian grew up in a semi-wealthy family who supported him fully in his works. His father was also a scientist, leading Ian into that line of work, and after many opportunities and risks were taken, Ian Frazer became known forever, as the man who saved millions of lives. Madonna King is known as a respected Brisbane journalist, who skillfully deconstructs the complicated biological …show more content…
It is a biography about Ian Frazer but it is just as much a biography based on the HPV vaccine and Ian Frazer's work team who helped create the vaccine. The shared focus of the biography is something of which suits Frazer's personality completely. The book was easy to read, however the narrative jumps around chronologically. Generally the book follows a chronological sequence, despite this some aspects of the story materialise out of this sequence creating some disorientation for the reader. Author Madonna King clearly again spent a lot of time making the book available for every reader as also she made the confusing legal side of the story seem quite simple, alongside this, history and insights from family, friends and colleagues are easily read. Due to this, some sections of the book do not blend nor sit well together. However, the overall effect is captivating and accomplishes the main aim a biography holds, this is to shine a light on every part of the person's life and story. One of the only negatives of this book as a whole is that the cover of the biography is dull and boring, only containing three main colours; black, grey and white. I believe that if the book had a few more colours or a more mesmerizing image on the front, it would attract a broader audience of people to the
In my opinion I thought that this book was a very good book. In this chapter I will describe the setting, theme, plot and conflict etc. This book had a few different settings like
The book is a straightforward yet deceiving read due to the short length of the novel. The language used in the novel was very understandable, there were not many overly complex words used. The plot of the story was in two parts, following two main story lines, one being the interracial love between Hartley Penrose and Mitsy Sennosuke and the other being the bombing of Darwin.
I thought this book was very challenging. The slang words that Alex and his friends used was very difficult to understand at first but then I slowly started to catch on and it made it easier to understand.
The plot was uncertain at times but overall was detailed enough to present the over all struggle of one mans' journey through the cosmos. The transitions from one chapter to the next were very well organized. Through many weeks passes in the book, it seamed to flow into one seamless efficiently written story.
The author described things well in this book, but this book was a bit easy to read because she didn’t use difficult words. This sometimes would not allow for you to know exactly how she meant for things to appear.
The overall reading level is pretty easy to read and to comprehend. Being stranded on an island has many conflicts and the book explains them all and how Alec Ramsey is supposes to deal with them. It Can connect to me because of my love to horses, so if you are a horse lover than you will love this book.
There is enough description to draw you in without ever bogging down the story. The pacing is perfect. Even though it is not that short of a book, I was able to finish it quickly. Of course, the books I always finish the fastest are the ones I never want to end! Interestingly, there are actually two books contained in this one. The second book is only about half the length of the first, but it does a great job of tying up all the loose ends.
It’s a by-product of a life well lived,” as a hook of the introduction, then to finishing the Reading Journal Two, I found some books in library to read, and I saw and chose the book about Eleanor Roosevelt. Anyway, I think Eleanor Roosevelt affects me most because she was an excellent example to learn and follow. If I could be any character, I want to be Eleanor because I want travel around the world and do the bravest things like she did.
Not everything about this book was good in my opinion. Most books that I read are fictional/fantasy books. Therefore, this book wasn 't necessarily a walk in the park for me. I had a very difficult time following the story and what was actually happening. This was due to the fact that the book was very randomly organized and didn 't really follow the chronological order of events in history. For example, in the beginning it was talking about King Edwards the VII’s
Already I can tell that this book is more difficult than most other novels I have read. It seems as though Roth is in favor of using long sentences and complex vocabulary. I sometimes had to reread sentences a few times because there was difficult vocabulary I needed to look up and the sentences were long. I needed to read each sentence piece by piece to make sure I could understand what the author wanted to convey to the reader. Although the text seemed overwhelming when I read the first few pages; once I began reading sentences in increments I could more easily understand the text.
Due to the text’s complexityz and the author’s peculiar writing style, it took me quite a while to get into the story, thus reducing my reading speed considerably. But, once I was one third into the book, I started to really enjoy it and, as the narrative became more and more complex, I became aware of how much the book and the movie differ.
The second reason a biography should be inspiring is that by reading something inspiring about someone it changes your perspective on how life is or how you should live your
One aspect that sets this biography apart from others is the medium used. While most biographies are purely written and tell the story of the subject’s life, Maus is (or could be considered) a graphic biography, if there is such a thing. It is both written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman, who happens to be the subject’s son. By using a mixture of drawings, dialogue and commentary, Spiegelman is able to tell the story of his father’s experiences during World War II. This is another factor that sets it apart from other biographies; it doesn’t follow Spiegelman’s father, Vladek Spiegelman’s life in its entirety, but instead focuses primarily on his life during World War II. By using drawings to depict scenes certain scenes, it allows the reader to visualize exactly what Spiegelman wants them to see. It allows his creative expression and freedom to run wild and create a unique way to tell the story of his father.
I really enjoyed the book because I love reading very interesting and right at the
For me, this novel was very hard to follow. I couldn't seem to make sense of the way that things were worded or what even was happening at some points. The way that Hemingway described certain things just lost me and I failed to understand what he was meaning. Other times however, I understood perfectly what was