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Book:   Database in Depth
Subject:   Very disappointing
Date:   2006-12-04 05:20:15
From:   Anonymous Reader
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

Whilst the author is obviously an expert with a detailed knowledge of the relational model and its problems, he is an awful writer, so it takes a lot of work from the reader to extract information from this book. The book is peppered with unnecessary phrases like "At this point I would like to recap on some of the points I have made in this chapter, whilst paying special attention to blah blah blah". Just make the point!


I've always found O'Reilly books to be admirably concise, so I was really disappointed to find a book so in need of radical editing on their shelves.


The author also uses the book to attack other authors and database professionals, even at times the original reviewers of the book. It gives that uncomfortable feeling of walking in on a private argument.


At this point I would like to finish my review.

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