A Review of Aristotle Prep SC Grail

I heard a bit about this from the forum and decided to check it out. I was searching for some reviews, spoke to a few people who had used this and decided that it was worth checking it out (and it was only $15).

Overall Conclusion: Definitely worth the money!!! (4.5/5)

PROS:

1. Very concise! This book actually has the basics of grammar, the sentence correction error types, and some other miscellaneous errors that are bound to trip you up on the GMAT.
2. Not too much detail. They don't go into startling depths about the issues that are useless on the GMAT.
3. The content is organized in a very effective manner. To me what was striking about the book was the fact that it first introduced the concept and then it has a section for each error type (they discuss 7) that talks about how that particular error was tested on the GMAT.
4. The Idioms List! This list is monstrously comprehensive and gives you a really good idea of some of the most common idioms tested on the GMAT.
5. The miscellaneous section talks about style and other awkward errors that cannot really be grouped into any category.
6. Overall, the organization is crisp and concise. Everything is bullet-pointed and helps you keep moving on faster. So if you want a quick fire way to get the concepts right, this book is right for you. And it's cheaper than most things, there's no worries about availability (it's an online download through PDF).

CONS

1. It is a PDF. Printing out the book will kill trees. Several of them. The book is only 115 pages long, but to print that on your computer could be tedious. Printing two pages to a side works a little better, but this is still a problem for people who want to carry it with them.
2. There are no practice problems or associated content. So, you might feel like you understand the concepts really well, but then there's nothing to test it out on. Though the book mentions some problems in the OG, this is still not enough. You will need a guide like MGMAT SC or Veritas Prep SC to go along with this to make sure you really get the idea.
3. It doesn't go into too much detail. While this is a great plus point, it's also a big negative. There are some really small errors that a 700+ test taker might encounter that you might have not seen before in this book. So if you're looking for that 750, maybe getting MGMAT SC along with this book would be the way to go.

Overall: Pretty good! This would make an excellent supplement to MGMAT SC. Read this first and then go through MGMAT SC for stuff you might have missed out on and you should be set!

Comments are welcome from other users who have used this book!