splinky's review style is a winner by me. Capsule Review with "who should be interested in this book" is great. Like any good Monk, this book is already in my library, and I concur with all his observations. Only thing missing is a link to the publisher.
Now I'd like to read a splinky review on a book he didn't care for.
Comment on RE: A Review of the Perl Cookbook (capsule review)
Good idea about the link to the publisher. I'll make that
change to everything tomorrow.
As far as a review of a book I didn't like... I'd be hard
pressed to think of a technical book I've read that I didn't
like. Not because I just love all technical books, but
because if I'm gonna spend $40 on a book, I'm not doing
it blind. I check Amazon reviews, Tom Christiansen's reviews,
I do Deja searches on the title... by the time I write the
check, I know I'm gonna like the book.
I dunno... I could always go to my manager's office and grab
his copy of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Perl 5 Unleashed
in 15 Minutes for Dummies with CD ROM or whatever
it is he has in there :-)