Plato Unmasked: The Dialogues Made New

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding
Review: One of the most enjoyable books I have read in years. Really entices you to read and think about Plato afresh. Each dialogue is placed in its historical context, the lengthy introduction summarised, and the "core" material translated in full (as the author says in his intro, this is not meant to be a substitute for a complete translation).
In my opinion, it's hardly possible to recommend this highly enough. Only downsides are occasional careless errors / typos, and just occasionally the language becomes (in my opinion) "over-modern." These are minor points and hopefully can be corrected in a paperback edition.
Warning: I am not an expert, just an interested layman, so hopefully a professional can post an opinion here soon.