A review of the HSK books and why I am transitioning to ACCC.

When I first started learning Chinese, I started with taking classes in my high school. They were great, and they are why I can keep continuing to learn this damn thing. The books we were using — fortunately — were NPCR. I believe before I left the school in about ~2 years, we've finished the first and the second book. I liked them, they were a classic, old school, designed to be used in classes…