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- Verified Buyer
As an engineering student, writing isn't my best subject. To be honest, I suck at it. The author of this book however understands that. He's a college professor and has seen his share of poor writing and knows just what is ailing students.The reason I bought the book was because I received a poor grade on a paper for one of my humanities classes. I realized that my writing style was awful and that it was hiding the content (if there was any good content) from the reader. I started reading the first two chapters and was able to apply the tips right away during my final (on which I got an astounding 95%, thank you very much). What an improvement I made, with reading only half the book!The book isn't some philosophical manual that asks me to take a deep look at my writing style. Instead it provides direct, practical advice that can be applied right away to any written paper for any subject. There advice on verb usage, nouns, voice and many other things non-liberal arts students never even think about. For example, use active verbs over nominalizations and active over passive voice.The author gives plenty of examples along the way to show how we can improve our writing. What I love about this book is that it is really short. You can re-read it many times to refresh yourself right before submitting a paper. It's well written and engaging.The only downsides I experienced were because I was using the Kindle version. Some of the images are blurry and difficult to read, but I'm sure that is not a problem with the hard copy version. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to turn around their writing and be proud of their papers.
