Title: vague and lacking substance
Product review: disclaimer: I am not a native speaker (but quite used to read englich).I found the book quite vague and lacking in details, some images would have helped further. I did not expect an undergraduate book with many chemical formulas, but many ideas seemed only sketched. I can not say that anything is really wrong but I was left with the impression that the claims were not really substantiated.I am now reading "the origins of life" (Smith and Szathmáry) which -- while even shorter and somewhat dense -- I like much more. It is more precise and the authors clearly tell, what is substantiated "knowledge" and what is speculation. They even avoid using under-defined jargon like "complexity" with a refreshing acknowledgment of their own limitation in giving a clear definition.
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