The author of this book might describe his book as rude, but I consider it nothing less than a good heart-to-heart talk with a writer who knows what he is doing.

If you're writing professional emails, letters, pamphlets, or other business communications this is a decent book to add to your collection. Chapers cover the latest approaches to addressing cold communications, reviewing grammar and punctuation, and there are plenty of good plain English tips. He approaches everything with a sense of humor and if you're easily offended by a few curse words livening up your grammar this is probably not the book for you.

Definitely know going in that this book is geared more towards UK English than American English. That will make a difference when it comes to punctuation (which isn't always clear in the book) and spelling (which gets an entire, rather humorous, chapter devoted to it). However the general ideas of plain English and plain writing are something that need more attention everywhere. So if you do general comunications for your business or are working on writing more professionally, this is a book to check out. Probably less overwhelming if you space out the chapters as you go.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review

I wouldn't have called it "rude" but rather "crude" way to becomming a better writer. But - alas - I am not British, so maybe that whole thing is lost on my American brain. However, I did enjoy the author's "not safe for work" examples, and his no nonsense approach to writing. He is right - stop writing to show you are smart and instead write so people can understand you. Seems simple, but we live in a world that we want people to think we are intelligent. So, we use big words and hard to understand logic. The author tells you to JUST STOP! The best lesson is "think about what you are trying to say, then turn it into what people want and need to read." A must-have book for any writer.