Title: A Big Disappointment
Product review: THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FRIENDLY INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN, BUT I FOUND IT ANYTHING BUT THAT. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THE SMALL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE; IT APPEARS ONLY IN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK. IN MY OPINION, IT IS MUCH MORE HELPFUL TO HAVE A PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION BESIDE EACH WORD/PHRASE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO KEEP RETURNING TO THE FRONT OF THE BOOK. I CAN HIGHLY RECOMMEND BARRON'S ITALIAN AT A GLANCE; IT HAS AN EASY-TO-FOLLOW PRONUNCIATION GUIDE AS WELL AS PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR ALL WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN THE BOOK. TO SUMMARIZE, IF YOU HAVE NO OR VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN PRONUNCIATIONS, THIS GUIDE IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.
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