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Fake book

Reviewed in India on 20 July 2021

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Fake book. Bought it from Cloudtail, thinking it would be original. Pages in the middle of the book are upside down, in reverse order, and have holes in them.

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Afroz ahmed

Good

Reviewed in India on 31 August 2021

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The book is really good for gre verbal preparation.

Carcass (GREPrepClub)

Great book material but a step down from previous edition !!

Reviewed in the United States on 26 October 2018

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I am Domenico AKA Carcass, a GRE Expert and run GREPrepClub Forum Community

At Manhattan Prep Company, they did a fantastic job crafting and releasing this book about the verbal part of the GRE test: from the book you learn, eventually, all the possible strategies, tips, and tricks to tackle most efficiently in the less time reasonable the 3 type of questions during the test: TC, SC, and RC.

Ideally, the version of the book is the following: "The content in the new Manhattan Prep GRE Math Strategies is an updated version of the math content in the Manhattan Prep GRE Set of 8 Strategy Guides".

However, the only upgrade that you can see is the melting of the previous three verbal manhattan guides - and that as it turns out, they were part of the Manhattan Prep GRE Set of 8 Strategy Guides - in one massive book.

The Good
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If you follow the strategy in this book religiously, you will undoubtedly land the highest score during the GRE. The tutors who wrote the book will lead you by hand throughout every possible nuance about a long and short passage, signal words that warn you about a possible meaning shift, how to conduct a four-step process to analyze and tackle even the most difficult one, how to take notes, traps to avoid like a plague. Everything you could imagine is in the book. The drill sets for every type of question, in which the subjects are categorized in three difficulty level: easy, medium; and hard, are five stars. Nothing to point out.
Moreover, the explanations are well-rounded. No expense has been spared. Pick this book with confidence.

The Bad
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The book does not bring into the picture anything new. This is a shame. I would expect at least 20% of the new material and never published from one release and the following upgrade. However, this is not the case. In my opinion, you should buy the book, which is not expensive after all, only and solely if you DO NOT have the previous MGRE verbal books. Otherwise, the spending is not justified.

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The book is in the top-grade position of the category. However, it is only for those who do not have the previous version. I am a huge fan of Manhattan Prep Company for their outstanding job to teach everything is possible for the highest score but a book equal to the previous ones leads me to some disquiet.

Domenico AKA Carcass.
greprepclub.com

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Alicia

Fake book? No code to access online resources

Reviewed in the United States on 10 May 2022

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The instruction online and in the book both mentioned a 32digit code to access online resources. No such thing found in mine.

Huivojoai

Most helpful verbal prep book

Reviewed in the United States on 21 April 2020

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Thorough explanation of each question type with corresponding practices

Needs to come with some sort of app for vocab review. Does do good job with strategies.

Reviewed in the United States on 10 July 2019

First, I am going to point out places you can review for free. Kahn Academy is excellent, your local library may have free online resources for GRE review as well, and if you are at a university, they often provide free access to GRE reviews that are usually paid. It is CRITICAL that you practice with online practice tests at some point in your study. That said, books are hand to take with you or to do a bit of review at a time.

Pros:

Paper quality is decent (not phone book paper) so you can write on it easily.

Not so overwhelmingly large that you cannot take it with you.

Cons:
Pricey compared to some other GRE test prep.

Wish it came with flash cards or an app for studying the ridiculous vocab words (you do need to know them) for quick reviewing.

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Pamela V

Reading Comprehension - Practice Tests - Tips for the AWA - GRE Test for Graduate Studies

Reviewed in the United States on 22 April 2019

My daughter is studying for her GRE and so far, has not had the confidence needed to actually take the test. She scheduled it and cancelled it once, not feeling prepared. She is now going to take the time she feels she needs to study and feel somewhat confident, in order to sit for her GRE and continue with her Masters degree.

GRE Verbal Strategies, by Manhattan Prep, is used for understanding, learning, and using the verbal section of the GRE. The book gives you resources on how to answer questions, even if you aren't sure of the answer. How not to trip up because you are nervous or unsure of the answer.

There are lots of practice tests in this book, and tips for the Analytical Writing Assessment "essay" portion of the test.

Study. Practice. Study. Practice. Test. We use all the study materials we can get.

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Patrick O

excellent guidance

Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2019

I took the GRE many years ago, and only did practice tests. I did fine, good enough for a program, but personally I frustrated myself. As my wife and I both are considering programs, I wanted to be smarter about prep. This became a key resource. There's a lot to know for the GRE, but a major part of the actual taking of it is the technique. This book helps you maximize your study time to focus on what you need to know and helps you navigate the sometimes confusing instructions. It also provides some background insight about why the GRE is framed the way it is.

This won't be a cure all, but getting this and the math version is very well worth the cost to help you do as well as possible in both study time and on the text itself. Again and again, as I went through this I wish I had it a decade ago.

Bernard Farrell

Good test strategy help

Reviewed in the United States on 21 July 2019

This is definitely a great book to have while studying for the GRE. The content is strategy-based, rather than offering test content, as the title suggests. If you’re looking for more content, I’d look for a different book, but this Manhattan book is helpful in giving you strategies to help polish your technique before the exam. The book comes with loads of practice and problem sets, all with a set of answers and comprehensive explanations. The book covers reading comprehension, sentence equivalence, and text completion sections, as well as a small section on analytical writing (this latter section was not as useful for strategies as the other aforementioned verbal sections). Overall, I am very satisfied with this product and feel well prepared for this part of the exam.

The best I've seen

Reviewed in the United States on 3 August 2019

Manhattan has a reputation for being pretty much the standard for GRE test prep, and this edition falls in line with what one would expect. They cover all the tiny triggers to watch for as well as solid strategies. I have NO doubt that if one utilizes this resource properly, it will maximize your potential for a high score. Manhattan gets my recommendation 100% and will always be my first choice in GRE test prep.

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