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Double Helix
Nancy Werlin Dial Books for Young Readers © 2004 |
Double Helix, by Nancy Werlin, was stupid. It had
a great plot, bringing together issues with family and the ever popular
human stem cell debate. I recommend it to readers at a sophomore or Jr. high
school level. There are, however, some mature sexual themes not appropriate
for younger readers.
The book would have been great
had it not been so similar to another book I read. Shadow of the Hegemon
and Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card were both basically the same
story. There's some genetic disorder that will eventually kill the person, so
the make sure there children will never have to suffer the same way.
Double Helix happened to be more
believable, however, than the other two. The way stem cell research was going
till it was shut down, it would be quite possible that genes could be changed
to eliminate disease. Even create the super-humans that the book revolves
around.
The writing style was very easy
to understand with only a few technical terms. I finished it in only two days.
It was a great book for anyone who hasn't read the other two previously
mentioned books. If you have you'll guess the whole story be the second
chapter.
~ Robby Tedrick