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Double Helix This book was an okay book. It is the story of Eli Samuels who is graduating out of high school and gets hired at Wyatt Transgenics by Dr. Quincy Wyatt. Dr. Wyatt seems to be paying special attention to this Eli. Meanwhile Eli's father has a bitter dislike for Dr. Wyatt although he won't tell Ely why. Eli suspects it has something to do with his mother, who is suffering from Huntington disease. This book is a mystery of Wyatt Transgenics and Dr. Quincy Wyatt. Follow Eli as he searches through his family's past to find out what the hatred for Dr. Wyatt was and why he is taking special interest in Eli. This book is full of relationships in the character's life and scientific mysteries.

Could Have Been Better

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First of all let me say that I am not the target audience of this book, as I am a very well educated middle aged man who is very Transhumanist in my views.Maybe this book appeals more to teen agers, but I found that the book wallowed way too much in teenage angst. Often I found the characters behaving in unrealistic ways. The main character seemed to obsess repeatedly about the same issues. I also found that the subject matter was handled in a way that was too conservative and narrow minded for my taste.

Amazing!!!

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This book is about an eighteen-year-old boy named Eli and the mystery of his secret past and his job at Wyatt Transgenics where he discovers things about himself. When I started reading this book, I immediately got sucked into the story. The word choice is phenomenal, and I felt like I was actually there. When I saw the book it just screamed, "Read me!" maybe because I'm into this technology stuff. But, I think anyone from age 13+ will enjoy this book. It has so many different styles in it. Science fiction, romance, suspense, and mystery are all crammed into this one book! I also like how the title of the book is subtlety slipped into the story. So when you notice it you say, "So that is why it's named Double Helix." Another thing I like is the cover; I know they say not to judge a book by its cover, but I do. If the cover doesn't look good I usually won't pick it up off of the shelf. The whole time I was reading this book it was like nothing else in the world mattered. I just could not put the book down. Out of the many books I have read this is one of the best.

Awesome Mystery

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Eli's father has a secret. What does it have to do with Eli going to work for Dr. Quincy Wyatt, molecular biologist, at Wyatt Transgenics? Is there a connection between Dr. Wyatt and Eli's mother, who is in a nursing home, suffering from Huntington's disease? As he searches for the truth, Eli makes some chilling discoveries. And the truth is worse than he could ever imagine. This is one mystery you'll not be able to put down, until you, too, learn the secret. Listen to the Ghost The Secrets I Have Kept

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After recently reading and reviewing Nancy Werlin's The Rules of Survival, I went in search of some of her other books. I discovered DOUBLE HELIX, and it didn't disappoint me. Eli Samuels, salutatorian of his graduating class, has decided to postpone college for a year. His father is not pleased. But Eli is struggling to decide just exactly where he is headed in life. Complicating matters are his relationship with his girlfriend and his mother's illness, Huntington's disease. Eli and his father have been struggling with Ava's illness for many years, but the end is near. She is confined to a nursing home and not even aware of their visits. Eli's future is uncertain because Huntington's disease is hereditary. His mother may have passed him the gene which carries the disease. A simple blood test holds the answer, but Eli is not ready to know the truth. Dr. Quincy Wyatt, a famous scientific researcher, offers Eli a job at Wyatt Transgenics. It involves caring for research animals and helping in the lab. The more Eli learns about Dr. Wyatt and the work of his company, the more he begins to question what he knows about his own life. Using clever twists and turns, Nancy Werlin has created a real nail-biter that makes this book hard to put down. Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"