Manhattan LR book? Forum

[Susan_Walid]

Wow is it just me or does this book make everything super complicated? I'm a retaker who read all of the bibles, and had someone suggest the manhattan book to me. The manhattan reading comp book was phenomenal, but I feel as though the the lr book is making me more confused and I see myself missing more questions....Which book should I try to read and master before the dec test? powerscore bible or manhattan lr? general tls consensus?

[Schang1]

Wow is it just me or does this book make everything super complicated? I'm a retaker who read all of the bibles, and had someone suggest the manhattan book to me. The manhattan reading comp book was phenomenal, but I feel as though the the lr book is making me more confused and I see myself missing more questions....Which book should I try to read and master before the dec test? powerscore bible or manhattan lr? general tls consensus?

manhattan. I prepped with powerscore bibles in the beginning and I was confused at first with the whole "assumption family group" where they stuck 5 question types under one big family -- but I ended up feeling so much more confident after mastering that stuff since I could finally see the similarity between these 5 question types and there was just one approach to all of these diff. questions. but this is my personal preference.

[tehrocstar]

For me the Manhattan LR Guide was excellent. Their organization of the question types into families is infinitely better than Powerscore's families. Although, the Powerscore bible I consider to be excellent too. What I like most about Powerscore's book is the focus on on incorrect answer types. When learning the each question type I read Manhattan and Powerscore chapters right after each other and then create my own summary. Use both in conjunction, you won't regret.

[gaud]

For me the manhattan bible was excellent. There organization of the question types into families is infinitely better than Powerscore's families. The Powerscore was also excellent too. What I like most about their book is a focus on on incorrect answer types. When learning the answer types I read manhattan and Powerscore chapters right after each other and then create my own summary. Use both in conjunction, you won't regret.

^ THIS. I can say that this same strategy helped me improve as well.