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A negative review for LINQ in Action

For a change, I won't post about all the positive reviews that our LINQ book received.

Today, I wanted to post about a negative review that has been published recently on Amazon.com. This review is interesting because it's completely different than the others. It gives the book a rating of 2 stars on 5.

Here is the content of the review:

LINQ with no action

I am disappointed with this book - it did not meet my expectations. I found many examples and it is really hard to use them because the author hardly explains where all comes from and why I should go this way and not another one. It sometimes confuses why, where and for what purpose the author shows an example and whether it suits my case. It is hard to decide because there are almost no explanations about roots of examples and basic theory.
However, I am happy with the fact that more and more books about LINQ come up and I do hope to find a proper one for me. Unfortunately, for now, I have to move from one book to another one for finding a solution.

Despite this review, LINQ in Action still has an average of 5 stars on Amazon.com, based on 20 reviews. I'd like to thank everybody who took the time to post a review.
And you, what do you think about our book? Maybe you could post your own review on Amazon.com (and/or on your blog of course)?. Good or bad, I invite you to speak your mind. We can always do better, and as authors we're interested in knowing your opinion.

Published Saturday, May 31, 2008 2:37 PM by Fabrice Marguerie

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Martin Hart Turner said:

Well, you know how the saing goes 'You can't please all the people all the time'

Clearly the reviewer has no grasp of modern day programming and any book  would be a blank canvas for them.

I personally have not read a better book since my all-time favorite Head First - Design Patterns.

Regards,

Martin.

June 2, 2008 12:36 AM
 

Jonathan said:

"Clearly the reviewer has no grasp of modern day programming"

Clearly, the reviewer has no grasp of the English language either so I woudlnt sweat it! :)

It's an excellent book, clearly written and laid out. 'Nuf said.

June 2, 2008 10:15 AM
 

Margaret said:

I've enjoyed LIA and found it extremely useful; it is a book I like to read! However, I think you should not ignore the 'negative' reviewer who has bothered to give you his/her evaluation. I have found other books have approached LINQ in a different way and I've found these useful too. No one book will be able to appeal to the imagination, intellect and needs of all readers. If you thought yours could, Fabrice, then you need to take a little holiday with your kids! :-)

June 12, 2008 10:05 AM
 

Fabrice Marguerie said:

Thanks for your comment Margaret. I don't think differently. I never though of our book as the perfect one.

Of course, other books about LINQ can be as interesting and even better. I would just prefer that people put their hands on LIA, though ;-)

My kids? What kids?! I wasn't aware of any! :-)

June 12, 2008 10:24 AM
 

Ramesh said:

I think you should not ignore the 'negative' reviewer who has bothered to give you his/her evaluation. I have found other books have approached LINQ in a different way and I've found these useful too

July 16, 2008 4:45 AM
 

Luca said:

I've readed few chapters of some linq books before end to this one and I find this one the best, very very fluent and with nice examples. I like the approach used and I like the way (and the order) the subjects covered. (Sorry for my english, It's not my mother-language)........but....of course......if you are new to .net, if you never used a delagate or a generic collection, it is better to read a book about framework 2.0 first.

The new features of .net introduced with the version 3.0 and used by Linq in 3.5 are very nicely covered (in deep) by author at the beginning of the book.

My opinion is exactly the opposite of the reviewer.

September 24, 2008 3:36 PM

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