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The 1-star reviews are more than a mite worrying. https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/product-reviews/0060891548/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewo
by igravious 10y ago
The 1-star reviews are more than a mite worrying.
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/product-reviews/0060891548/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_srt?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=recent&pageNumber=1 https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction...
I tend to rely more on 1-star reviews than 5-star ones. I find them to be more reliable guides.
May I suggest that you write well in spite of the advice given here rather than because of it. :)
- wglb 10y agoWhat in the book, from your reading, is the bad advice?
- tptacek 10y agoI disagree with Zinsser about colons.
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- tptacek 10y agoIt's a really good book.
- igravious 10y agoOkay, I'll give it a look-see. I didn't mean to be overly negative.
- Throwaway23412 10y agoI tend to look at the percentage of ratings. Literally 1% of the book's reviews are 1-star reviews. Saying that 1% of 1-star ratings is "more than a mite worrying" seems overly negative to me. I'm genuinely interested in what you buy online if 1% of 1-star ratings immediately deters you.