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Summary: Good casebook
Review: KCP offers much analysis of each case, and explains the cases reasonably clearly. However, it is clearly a casebook to be used in a class; trying to read it without professorial guidance can be difficult. This is true of any casebook; though material and ideas are clearly presented here, the material itself is dense and complex. If you're a 1-L and have KCP as your casebook, you'll have an excellent grasp of contract law at the end of the course if you read everything your professor assigns out of the book. But do read it all.
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Summary: best casebook out there
Review: This book is extremely tedious. The authors use extensive language, commentary, and notes which further confuse and do not explain the already-difficult concepts presented in the cases.Not for pleasure reading. This book is used in Contracts Law classes; if your professor is not one who likes explaining things to any great extent I highly suggest purchasing a supplement or two to help you understand on your own.
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Summary: Ugh...
Review: This book is extremely tedious. The authors use extensive language, commentary, and notes which further confuse and do not explain the already-difficult concepts presented in the cases. Not for pleasure reading. This book is used in Contracts Law classes; if your professor is not one who likes explaining things to any great extent I highly suggest purchasing a supplement or two to help you understand on your own.
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Summary: best casebook out there
Review: This casebook was, by far, the best casebook I had as a 1L. It was well-organized, insightful, and clear. The author notes did much to clarify the complexities of contract law. As a student of Knapp's I'm probably a bit biased, but I did effectively learn my contracts.
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Summary: Very Dry
Review: This was without a doubt the worst casebook I had as a 1L. It is very tedious reading and KCP do not present the material very effectively or clearly. Contract law is not a very difficult subject, yet KCP have a knack for unneccessarily complicating it in this casebook. It is the quintessential "dry" read.
I used to dread doing the readings from this book and feel bad for anyone who must do so now. As a previous reviewer noted, if you have a professor who does not spend a lot of time explaining the concepts in the readings, a supplement is an absolute MUST--Emmanuel is probably the way to go, as the E&E on this subject is uncharacteristically subpar.
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