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Title: Pleasant illustrations that add little to the book
Review: The illustrations are pleasant, even beautiful at times. I agree, however, with some of the other reviewers who were disappointed because the illustrations add little to the original Strunk and White classic. What is the point of illustrating examples such as, "Somebody else's umbrella" and other snippets of grammatical examples that in illustrated form are out of context and irrelevant to the book's purpose? Do we really need an edition of Strunk and White for the sake of whimsey? The book is a tool for writers and is beloved for decades for a reason. The addition of illustrations feels like an exercise in distraction.
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