GMAT Reading Comprehension (Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guides)

My biggest pain in any competitive exam I take is the reading comprehension section. It usually slowed me down as I read the paragraphs multiple times. This book was highly recommended in many GMAT forums and I decided to give it a shot based on the reviews here as well. This book helped address some of my issues. I admit that I did not have the time to go through all of the material before my exam but the first couple of chapters were good enough to help me significantly. The added bonus is that you get to take 6 free practice exams (the same set of exams are given regardless of the book you purchase). Manhattan Prep's exams are much harder than any of the other ones out there and also harder than the real exam. However, I really liked that it was that hard. I wanted to give up at certain times but it helped push me and keep an eye on the time. This along with their sentence correction book would be an invaluable reference to anyone taking the GMAT.

Like most other Manhattan material this show techniques to summarize passages and how to avoid traps. However, the questions are too few in number. Also I was reading from the kindle version and it's quite difficult to use. The RC passages are shown as images and you need to have a pretty good memory or notes. Otherwise you'll end up flipping back and forth between pages. Also the paper Manhattan books show which questions to practice from the official guide. But this ebook doesn't. I am waiting for my powerscore RC to arrive.

Its give you nice strategy to approach RC passages. Not much examples to practice.

The reading comprehension questions often are deemed by students as something that should come naturally. This book however proves there are formulaic ways to crack the code of RCs even reading doesn't come naturally to you.

Read the whole book but felt like the content delivered is little... I am hungry for a guide on reading comprehension but feel that I could only take away like three points from this book. Any other recommendation of reading comprehension books for gmat??? The seller is however fast in sending the books and the books are of good quality.

Love it! The Official GMAT Guide does not go through this detail on cracking these problems although the Official GMAT Guide is good for actual problems that are more indicative of the difficulty you will find on the exam. Princeton Review is also pretty good.

Most of you will buy this book as a part of the bundle. If you did not use the MGMAT Bundle, I recommend this book despite some of the shortcomings listed below. And even if you own the 5th edition, this book is worth buying. **** PROS **** 1. I found good examples how to take notes - that's helpful and what takeaways to jot down along with some short hand examples (it is helpful to learn short hand) 2. New exercises, passages, and examples added (not all but I would say at least 30% of practice content is new, and potentially more) 3. It seems the RC approaches/strategies have been simplified focusing on getting the most important things right - the 80% rule, which is a welcome improvement 4. Good selection of Scope questions though there is no dedicated chapter/section on scope (perhaps I missed it?) **** CONS **** 1. Fewer passages and questions. I found only 21 passages and 40 questions 2. The book never really stops to show a nice diagram of the RC question attack process - similarly to how SC book has it. That is the crown jewel and would be very helpful to use as a guide. I felt the book just threw me into the RC without easing into it (I felt the SC book did a better job of easing into the SC). This is a relatively minor grievance but it would be helpful to have a central reference point 3. Found some typos already (Page 18 has #6 instead of #2 and Page 23 has a different word in the answer explanation). Again, these are minor and every book out there has them so I would not fixate on this fact too much. **** Takeaway: if you have 5th edition and need extra help with RC, buy the 6th edition MGMAT RC book. It will be worth a new fresh look... esp since the RC options are meager. If you are still struggling with RC, try the Kaplan Verbal Workbook - it is much more spartan in terms of content and strategies, but perhaps that is exactly what you need - a solid basic foundation. **** Other Resources: Keep in mind that MGMAT has the MGMAT Verbal Foundations book - if you are a non-native speaker, buy it as a pre-requisite. It will be the most valuable book of all for you.

I bought new copies of these books but received old ones with a lot of writings on many of the pages.

I bought this book a couple of weeks ago to aid my preparation for competitive exams, including GMAT and others, but mostly the latter. In the past, in pursuit of my preparation I referred to various books by various authors, which focussed on a more rudimentary approach towards RC, and this wasn't helping my prep at all. As a last resort I turned towards GMAT level preparation for my exams, and an acquaintance of mine suggested this book. I was extremely cynical while purchasing this as I had lost all hope of finding the perfect book. Hardly have I completed 25% of the book and I can already notice a visible change in the way I approach RCs, be it the way I read them, understand them or answer them. My speed and accuracy have improved noticably. And don't worry about the lack of too many practice questions in the book, since Manhattan Prep provides you with access to their online resources upon registration and provision of purchase proof (detailed steps are mentioned inside the book) , as long as your purchase is genuine and new. So finally, if you are hunting for a book to bank up on for your RC prep, scroll up and click on 'Buy this book'.

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If you've already spent sometime on gmatclub or official prep, this book is not worth it. If you're just starting and looking for beginner friendly resources, go for it

I believe that all the essences for RC are packed in this book. It took just 1 or 2 days to read. Very effective !!

Excellent book... Buy it for online content and for learning a method to do RC, but do not expect a lot of practice problems in the book itself. Also, there is one practice test and 5 interact lessons which can be very useful.