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Cracking the LSAT, 2005 Edition (Graduate Test Prep)

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I got this book 2 weeks ago, I am about 3/4 way through the whole book, so I think I am fairly qualified to rate this book now.
It sucks! As with most Princeton Review materials, this book is really chatty, it talks a lot, but gives you very little information.
The overall oganization of the book is poor. Main points are not emphasized enough.
And here is the worst part, I don't think their technique is all that useful on the test. Most of their strategies are really time consuming, if anyone follows the steps they outlined, this person would be lucky if he can complete half the exam. Oh yeah, the book constantly tells you to skip questions. That is not a good strategy to me, to skip things. The two practice LSAT included with the book are not real exams, they are made up by Princeton Review.
This book is okay for overview, to give you an idea about LSAT, but to really prepare youself to be ready for LSAT, you should look elsewhere.

I bought this book for $39.95 from Joseph Cooke Booksellers. I thought since it was Princeton Review, that it would be an excellent book to study with. However, I found it was a sham. The book wastes too much time attempting to be "hip" and chatty when the book does little in teaching your actual technique or skills that can help improve your score. There are a number of times, particularly in the logical games section, where the book will skip vital steps and you will be asking yourself, "How did they get that?" In addition, I would stay away from the practice tests because they are only false confidence boosters. Get actual preptests from LSAC and look elsewhere for test techniques. I would suggest that you look at books for specific parts of the test, rather than a flabby all-in-one.

Other reviewers are correct in their analysis that this book is long on pop drivle and short on practical techinques that will help you get the score you need on the LSAT. While they offer techniques on how to go about disecting a problem, they fail miserably at giving decent examples.
After I studied with this book and then took an official LSAC prep test, I came to realize that the Princeton Review answers were so incredibly dumbed down that my confidience was quickly shaken; the last thing you need when taking such an important test. Good luck in your studies and on test day!