Title: Instead of buying this
Review: I think a faster way to get the most important lessons from this book is to go straight to the source--that is, (download or buy) then read George Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language."By accident or on purpose, Williams has done in 200 plus what Orwell did in 20 or less.If you don't like Orwell's English bias (especially towards interminable Dickensonian sentences), a bias shared by Prof. WIlliams, then after reading Orwell, take the pleasant stroll of reading anything and all of Twain, Melville, and Hemingway. But, out of all things to read about writing well, I cannot recommend this book.
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