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"could be better" - by Anonymous on 21-JAN-2013
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The idea is to provide a short summary. It is really short. While this is not a problem by itself, having simple mistake in sample code in this scenario makes me think if the author does put some effort on it or not.
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"You can't really call this a book" - by JP on 04-OCT-2012
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I can't call this one of the worst books I've read this year, because you can't really call this a book. This is a brief text that reads like it was scribbled on the back of an ATM receipt, on the bus, on the way to the meeting with the editor, the day the final manuscript was due.

I really feel cheated.
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"Ten pages of content?" - by Ajoy Bhatia on 21-DEC-2011
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This cannot be called a book. It could be an article. It has only ten pages of content. Much less than what I was looking for.
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"Very lightweight" - by Nomadd on 09-NOV-2011
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As other reviewers have stated, this is a very poor offering, little more than a couple of pages of real content. It's a shame, as a book dedicated to detailing just the new features of Java 7 and their usage would be most welcome.

The new fork/join framework coverage here is little more than a listing of the two primary classes involved. Far, far less detail than could have been found be just looking at the Java 7 release notes or the API docs.

The writing style is also poor, switching tense, spelling mistakes, childish phrasing, etc.

All-in-all, I can't understand what on earth O'Reilly were doing when they let this rather pathetic offering out of the door.
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"And....?" - by mareeba on 01-NOV-2011
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Presumably this is the intro to something? Certainly it is not enough to be a book or even a "cheat sheet". Fine for what it is, but leaves me wanting more...
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