Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Asimov is much better

I didn't really enjoy this... felt like I was having a lot of names and facts thrown at me, but I wasn't really getting a lot of UNDERSTANDING. Also, I just found it pretty boring to read. Asimov's "A Short History of Chemistry" is a much better basic intro, both in terms of helping you understand the important themes/points and also in terms of readability.