The title would lead you to believe that this book is for anyone who wants to get an idea of how Latin works. When you actually read it, you'll see it's really more of a grammar book that quickly explains many major grammar points and lists all declensions, verb conjugations, etc.... For someone who has never studied Latin, the information is not comprehensive enough to really learn it, plus it assumes that you have a pretty good head for grammar in the first place.
However, this book is much more useful for someone who has already studied a year or so of Latin and is searching for some non-stuffy explanations and examples of what they have already learned. The authors certainly aim to make these points more fun than authors of traditional textbooks. The problem is that sometimes you need a deeper explanation to really learn a point -- take the subjunctive for example. In my opinion they just gave an overview of the subjuctive which gives the student a rough idea, but to really master the subjunctive, you'd need to see a real list of rules and tenses. My favorite Latin textbook is the Moreland and Fleisher which is the comprehensive version of all Latin syntax and grammar broken up into 18 chapters. This book is a good supplement to a grammar text, but not a replacement for one.
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