>Let me start by saying that unlike Mr. Shaw, I am not a writer. I'm an engineer.

Such BS ad-hominen are not really need. As for the review, the first 12 paragraphs are empty blathering, and then we have empty criticisms that misunderstand the whole logic of the book. For example:

>So, finally printf() gets introduced. The author fails, in my opinion to explain what it actually does. This has the reader using format strings before even explaining (even briefly) what a format string is. This has become a repetitive theme in this book, and if I were a novice, I'd find it very confusing.

The whole idea of the book is that you learn by doing and repeatition first (like a kid does when learning to speak), and then you're told the concepts and details.