bad LSAT books

Nothing pisses me off more than bad LSAT books. I'm talking about bookstores where half the shelf is Kraplan, then you have Princeton Review and Barron's.

Those are THREE OF THE WORST LSAT PREP BOOKS OUT THERE! It's when people blindly choose their books based simply on what's on the shelf that they're most likely to run into trouble. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if ~99% of Barron's LSAT book sales were bookstore purchases where the customer didn't do any prior research. Now I'm gonna show you WHY I personally consider these to be the worst books EVER. Kraplan

Long story short, they were re-using a lot of the exact same fake practice questions for a bunch of different test prep books including GRE and GMAT. And the LSAT is a VERY different exam from either. I think they were just being lazy and trying to save money. (Note: I reviewed the Kraplan book a bazillion years ago, so it might be different now, but these books typically change so little from year to year that it's not worth my time to review each year. Just...be careful.) Princeton Review

I actually don't see many of their books on Amazon these days, but a student recently came to me with a used copy of their Logic Games Workout book. So I guess a lot of these books are still floating around on places like Craigslist. Like the other guys, they were lazy and basically re-used actual LSAT games to avoid paying licensing fees to LSAC. (Click here for details about that.) The problem? This exposes you to several recent Logic Games, which can artificially increase your practice test scores later in your prep. Barron's

It's a repackaging of the same book they've been publishing since 1979, and it consists primarily of poorly-written fake LSAT questions. And, from what I can tell, the questions are the same as in the previous edition (and the one before that, and the one before that, and so on). (Good news is, they finally redid some of their LG book back in 2014. I actually met the author once, and she was a very nice lady, but the Amazon reviews of this book seem to indicate that it has a lot of errors.) You can find out ALL my reasons this book is terrible here --->, but bottom line: Avoid. *** The problem with books using fake LSAT questions: They're often unrealistic and/or contain flaws and typos. It's INCREDIBLY frustrating for someone just starting out to get things wrong not only because they don't understand something but also because the questions themselves are flawed. If you're going to use a basic LSAT study book, at least read reviews first. If the book has flaws/typos, the reviews will generally say so. So, feel free to read the reviews on those books, but just make sure you don't buy them --- or if you do, give them to your worst enemy }:-) Next time I'll share which major company's LSAT book can actually be pretty great, IIIIIFFFFF you use it the right way. Very truly yours, Steve Schwartz, Book Buster P.S. No real P.S. for you today. Too mad about these books. Recommended Resources: 1. LSAT CoursesThe best of my LSAT material with exclusive access to attend my Live Online LSAT Master Classes + Q&As, and on-demand video lessons you can watch anytime. Plus, LSAT study plans to keep you on track. Save hundreds of dollars with an LSAT course package. 2. LSAT Day-By-Day Study Plans Preparing for the LSAT is confusing. There are dozens of prep books and practice tests out there, and 1,000+ articles on my website alone. When, and how, should you use them all? These super-specific study plans give you a clear plan of attack. 3. LSAT Checklists All the little items and details students don't usually think of. They hold you accountable and help you make sure you're not missing anything.

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