Gerald Drissner Arabic for Nerds 1: Fill the Gaps - 270 Questions about Arabic Grammar

I was excited for the arrival of this book and I'm already glued after having it for one day. Grammar is explained really well in a structured, understandable and helpful manner. I know that this book will be essential to reference back to throughout my years of learning Arabic. I agree that its content is for those serious about the language, and with a love for Grammar (boxes all of which I tick), though I disagree with the author saying that it is aimed at advanced learners with 2+ years of Arabic knowledge behind them. I am a first year University Student and we have already covered a lot of these questions in class, and I'm fining the book extremely enlightening. A must buy.

Since this seems to be a work in progress I'm giving it three stars. The author has clearly benefited from studying classical Arab works and implemented them into this work. However, it suffers from a lack of structuring and typos. This, in itself, could become a course book one day to benefit University level students and beyond, however for a piece of revision, as it was for me it's brilliant. One advantage the author seems to have is a logical view of both Arabic and English which he weaves flawlessly into his examples. I benefited immensely from this and will be getting the revised editions in future.Thanks!Umar.

Really good and refreshing outlook. Slightly above my level but I'm going through bits of it and asking my teacher about things I don't understand and my teacher is buying this book too.

An excellent book, for those who want to grasp certain aspects of Arabic grammar this text is very useful.well worth the money

It is ambitiously titled and catches the attention of Advanced Arabic learners, but in fact there is not much to gain from it. There are some cool things, but it is not as rewarding as one would think, to be honest. Still, some people might find it beneficial. I would like to thank the author for the attempts, I hope he will write a better one.