Legendary, but unreadable,
595444
Yes, this and Ulysses are both classics.
However, I am an avid reader who reads for relaxation and entertainment...
If reading Finnegan's Wake was a mandatory read I would, at the very least, be exhausted with each session.
Kudos to those who appreciate and embrace this type of read.
1313489
The Rose Gold plating is beautiful but it is extremely hard to read the text. If the text were more legible then I would say I love it.
1642604
I read this book on Kindle and it is visually stunning in design, concept and technique. It's incredibly beautiful and makes consummate use of the capacity of images to tell and transport a story.

BUT it was  very hard to read. Physically the text was  tiny and not scalable because  it's embedded in the images and there were no text enhancements enabled. I actually went and bought a pair of readers (which I don't use normally) just so I could make sure I had read the entire story correctly.

Thematically, while the allusions to Christian themes were plentiful, overall the tale lacked consistency and the story arc was flawed. To me, the end result just felt frayed.

I wanted to love this story so much. It should be a beautiful and richly allegorical gem but I only finished it feeling very confused  (though I was still amazed by the art).
2080367
The Tao Te Ching is a classic among classics, worth 100 stars if it were possible.  This translation is fine, but so egregiously laden with spelling and grammatical mistakes (average 1 per page) that I found it an affront to the spirit of simple perfection that represents the entire philosophy of the book.  Couldn't the author do such a beautiful work the common courtesy of having at least one person proofread his work?  Otherwise, it's fine, and I'd adjust my review if the mistakes were fixed.  I just can't believe this is being sold as a finished product; it isn't one.
2139208
This can really only be read in a physical copy, not a digital one. They have scanned each page, which means you cannot change the font size. I was trying to read it on a full sized monitor and can barely make out the text.
1726356
The New American Bible is a wonderful translation, and this narration is clear and easy to understand.  Beyond the laudable clarity, however, this reading is poor.  Some words are pronounced incorrectly (e.g., &ldquo;Archelaus&rdquo; is pronounced to rhyme with &ldquo;mouse&rdquo;), but this is merely irritating.  The real problem is that Mr. Martin's idea of expression appears to be to emphasize every third word.  I can't recommend not buying this, because it's the only audio version available, but I sure wish there were another.
4941777
I'll leave it to the other reviewers to tell you about the book (it's wonderful!) and will only comment on the Signet Classics edition in the hopes that you may save your eyes.  It's unreadable!  The print is tiny and is packed on the page with exceedingly small margins.  Spare yourself and get another (larger print) edition... and enjoy this wonderful story.
2260507
A voracious reader, LOTR understandably still ranks among my top five all-time favoites.  So of course I wanted to share this fantastic story with my non-reading husband.  Alas, this collection is only acceptable  insofar as an abbreviated narrative of the story line, without heart. It  falls substantially short of the mark when "depicting" the vital  action sequences, but actually inhibits the storyline.  Segments such as  Sam's battle with Shelob, Gandalf's with the Balrog and the all-important  vital battle sequences towards the end of the book, are represented as  disconnected sounds and discordant and confusing noises. And, as you might  guess, Gollum's verbalizations are almost unintelligible if one has not  read the book first. I advise anyone thinking about purchasing this edition  to stop the CD at action scenes,and read them aloud to whomever they're  sharing the story with.  Otherwise, it becomes a frustrating and horribly  disappointing experience.
2067849
I totally agree with Fred Fuchs. This is the most inaccessible book I've ever bought. There simply isn't any formatting at all. It looks worse than some hand-written 17th century books I've seen in libraries. Seems like the author merged a couple of hundred of scripts from his shell scripting 'playground' directory into one big text file, sent it to the publisher, who decided to print it the very next day.

Perhaps some of you can work with books like these very well. But I don't. I get very distracted when a book isn't laid-out well, doesn't have an index and logical ordering of chapters and sections, allowing you to search easily and quickly, by topic, by complexity, etc...

Having said that, I didn't use the book very much, and I'm really not a Unix expert. I'm the last one to judge the quality of the scripts presented in the book. Perhaps they are very valuable, I can't say at this moment. I might adjust this review or write another one once I've an opinion on that...

I would say: Go to your bookstore and have a good look at this book before you buy it, don't buy it from the internet.
921171
There are none of the pictures the author refers us to in his descriptions.  Some very interesting sounding devices and scenes just can't be comprehended by the written words alone.  This font is like a #4 or something. almost impossible to read without very good light.  Eye strain is chronic.  They should be forthcoming about the obvious deletions and printing short cuts.  A real shame because the material itself is priceless.
4003583
I'm not sure how they digitized this text, but it is unreadable. It looks like a bad xerox copy from the 1980's. Strangely, you can change the text size, but not the font.
977650
I love having these documents. I hate not being able to read them. Of all four of these documents, the only one that is really readable is the Lincolns Gettysburg address. The rest are all so tiny they are barely legible. I suppose in a way I can understand the reason they did that. But I really wanted to have something I could actually look at and read. Frame, and proudly display.  So if that's what you think when you order these, then NO.. Granted my eyesight isn't that of a 20 year old anymore, but having this just in the original script size would have been sufficient. Even with a magnifying glass on a couple of these documents you really have to work hard making out words. So what's the point.. Waste of money..
Make them the right size and readable, or not at all. What's the point of they can't be read.
I surely hope I helped someone considering these documents before you purchase them. If so, a Yes vote would be appreciated.
4665753
Absolutely unreadable garbage! Worse than that, because nobody wants to buy it, I've been finding this book all over town in the bushes, presumably a marketing stunt of giving it away and then people tossing it, because, see above, it is unreadable. The hope I seek is that no more trees are wasted on this rubbish...
2531203
Let me start by saying I'm a huge fan of Neuromancer. It's one of my favorite books. It's the only Gibson book I've read though, so maybe a lack of experience with his style is the reason I make the next claim.

Peripheral is completely unreadable to me. He makes up words constantly while barely or not at all explaining what they are, and honestly, I knew that was going to happen. Neuromancer had that problem too. The major problem I have is that his writing style is dense and overly descriptive. It's impossible for me to figure out what he is describing while also trying to remember or figure out what his fake words mean, without rereading passages a few times. It's too much work when I'm simply trying to enjoy a story.

I can appreciate his style. It's very unique. However, if you are looking for a fairly easy read, you will NOT find it here.
3720802
This book has many pages with unreadable characters. It is impossible to understand what is written.

It seems like when the book was scanned and converted to the kindle version, the program turned some of the letters into unreadable characters and nobody made a quality test before listing this item.

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2673961
I love being able to see an area of the world where people delight in being creative (and usually outrageous), but I'm disappointed that so much of the text is difficult or impossible to read.  On too many pages, the text doesn't stand out from its background enough; for example, the introduction is in charteuse letters on a bright pink background (or something like that).  Also, "Point of Fashion," which is stated for most pictures, is never defined, and I could not tell exactly what it means.
4768158
The poem is excellent though the I formatted text ruins the reading experience. If you can find at another source you would be happier. It is shame.