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[stargazer]

Hi,
I am not yet a Genesis user and keeping my options open. Am here to find out more.
I know nothing about coding, except for some simple html codes; PHP, CSS is Sanskrit (the archaic Indian language) to me. Sometime back, I tried using Thesis, but gave it up because I cannot handle 'hooks'. Is Genesis for me?
I am trying to do curation. I have looked at some such sites using News Theme on Genesis, and there is visual appeal to me. I understand Genesis comes with child themes (in my case News Theme would be more appropriate), does it mean I have minimal customization to do, i.e. I can use it right out of the box? I guess I am looking for a ready made solution as I am very technically challenged.
Please help me decide but no technical jargon please.