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Good textbook, although you could feel it's dated - even the second edition. On a plus side, it talks about non-polite version of verbs pretty early. On minus side, I find the layout of the material weird. Perhaps it's just a result of my undying love for Japanese the Manga Way. I've skimmed this book, as I'm more or less familiar with the material in this volume. Some good tips there, but hard for me to tell how useful the exercises are, as I haven't done any. This book will probably do just fine for a self-learner, but I think that both Japanese the Manga way and Tae Kim's A guide to Japanese Grammar.
Good textbook, although you could feel it's dated - even the second edition. On a plus side, it talks about non-polite version of verbs pretty early. On minus side, I find the layout of the material weird. Perhaps it's just a result of my undying love for Japanese the Manga Way. I've skimmed this book, as I'm more or less familiar with the material in this volume. Some good tips there, but hard for me to tell how useful the exercises are, as I haven't done any. This book will probably do just fine for a self-learner, but I think that both Japanese the Manga way and Tae Kim's A guide to Japanese Grammar.