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By far, the best reason to buy this book is that it's a great read. I'm a tough judge of writing and it's clear that Matros has real talent (I guess the years in the MFA program weren't wasted after all) [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

It's a difficult book to categorize because it's not a strategy book in the HEFAP sense, but it contains far more strategy than say, Holden's Big Deal. Still, I'd place it more in the Holden/narrative genre than the S&M/2+2/instruction manual genre.

I agree with Nate that Matt's "reading list" is off, but for different reasons. For example, Matt recommends HEFAP, but adds that the shorthanded and loose games sections should be completely ignored. Huh? That's a pretty strong statement. But if memory serves, there's no discussion about WHAT he finds so objectionable. IMO, if you're going to make a statement like that, you need to back it up. (I'm not looking at the book now, so the exact wording of MM's HEFAP commentary may be slightly off).