discocrow's review
2.0
Unfortunately, for me this book really failed to deliver.
It didn't go very in-depth into how to craft an argument and often left rather broad and vague instructions as to just what to do. The text itself was sterile, rarely engaging the reader and entertaining them. It lacked a cadence, and as such ended up being unbearably boring to get through.
I've heard it said that everything one needs to know about writing can be learned from three sources: [b: The Elements of Style|33514|The Elements of Style|William Strunk Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1393947922s/33514.jpg|35832], [b: On Writing|10569|On Writing A Memoir of the Craft|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436735207s/10569.jpg|150292] by [a: Stephen King|3389|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1362814142p2/3389.jpg], and a well-stocked bookshelf.
I'd argue that one would do better reading those two books and some classical philosophy than delving into a textbook such as this.
It didn't go very in-depth into how to craft an argument and often left rather broad and vague instructions as to just what to do. The text itself was sterile, rarely engaging the reader and entertaining them. It lacked a cadence, and as such ended up being unbearably boring to get through.
I've heard it said that everything one needs to know about writing can be learned from three sources: [b: The Elements of Style|33514|The Elements of Style|William Strunk Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1393947922s/33514.jpg|35832], [b: On Writing|10569|On Writing A Memoir of the Craft|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436735207s/10569.jpg|150292] by [a: Stephen King|3389|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1362814142p2/3389.jpg], and a well-stocked bookshelf.
I'd argue that one would do better reading those two books and some classical philosophy than delving into a textbook such as this.
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