Firstly, I must say that I really thought the first book wonderful and exciting, and I had high hopes for the 2nd. Secondly, I read all three, and I would like to point out a few things that are left out in comments like "I loved this, a must-read!"
The first book, as I said, was great. It was well-paced (didn't feel rushed), surprising (waiting to see what will be next), and emotional (who of the two District 12s will die?).
The second book, however, started off by picking up the loose ends from the 1st book, which is reasonable. Except, I felt like a lot of new detail was synthesized on the spot, and rather clumsily (forgive me, but that's how I felt). A major event… Read more
I purchased this book 2nd hand, not from Amazon, but it was like new, and hell I'm glad I haven't paid the full price. The book explains some things in excruciating detail, like listing all the possible hexose sugars and then asking questions at the back of chapter. Yet it leaves out the discussion of things like the importance of stereoisomerism; it's either assumed, or just diluted to the point where the concept is impossible to grasp [like showing difference between D- and L- alpha-amino acids but omitting the discussion on the D- & L-]. This could be attributed to how the textbook assumes superb knowledge of organic chemistry, even though biochem is often an early 2nd year course taken… Read more
