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The 1-star reviews are more than a mite worrying.

https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction...

I tend to rely more on 1-star reviews than 5-star ones. I find them to be more reliable guides.

May I suggest that you write well in spite of the advice given here rather than because of it. :)

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It's a really good book.

Okay, I'll give it a look-see. I didn't mean to be overly negative.

I tend to look at the percentage of ratings. Literally 1% of the book's reviews are 1-star reviews. Saying that 1% of 1-star ratings is "more than a mite worrying" seems overly negative to me. I'm genuinely interested in what you buy online if 1% of 1-star ratings immediately deters you.

What in the book, from your reading, is the bad advice?

I disagree with Zinsser about colons.

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