Big Book Sudoku Parragon Books Reviews Summary

Binding and Design

Pros:

• "Love the coil binding because it lays flat and the insides of the pages won’t bend as you go through the book."
• "Very nice book with glossy cover!"
• "I love that it's spiral bound."
• "The spiral binding holds the pages flat."
• "The real value in it for me is the spiral binding because trying to hold down or fold back pages of a puzzle book is super annoying."
• "The spiral binding is another PLUS feature."
• "This is by far the best quality!"

Cons:

• "while the spiral is good to use... the pages and single puzzles are too small to be used."
• "The only thing that I dislike is the particular type of spiral binding they chose to use on this book."
• "The covers are very thin cardboard that came warped and scratched (on the back) and the back cover was halfway detached from the spiral binding."
• "I did notice that the cardboard cover was coming loose from the spiral binding and will probably fall off eventually."
• "One minor issue is that the cover and pages slip out of the spiral binding."
• "The large spiral is awkward for left handers."
• "should say spiral bound, this was a gift for an inmate! The prison is keeping it because of the wire binding!"

Puzzle Quality and Difficulty

Pros:

• "Great sudoku book, 2 puzzles per page, puzzles are quite small. Fun and easy to do, good for learning, increases in difficulty, even has spider sudokus to try as well! Worth it!"
• "Plenty of puzzles (about 4 on each side of the page depending on what kind it is) that vary is difficulty and design."
• "Great variety of puzzles."
• "Just straight puzzles, no variations other than Easy, Medium and Hard."
• "The puzzles are good, the paper is good quality."
• "Great for anyone who wants to start doing Sudoku or someone who just enjoys it for fun."
• "Great mixture of moderate to challenging puzzles with a few Samurai Sudoku's thrown in at the end."

Cons:

• "Half way through the book he has quit working on it because the majority of the puzzles are too complex for him to finish."
• "The puzzles themselves are quite small."
• "The easy were too easy and the medium a little hard."
• "Even the ones rated 'tough' I have completed in less than 15 minutes, so no challenge at all for me."
• "The tough puzzles will be great for beginners or people who don't want really hard or difficult challenges, however, they will be too easy for the dedicated Sudoku lover."
• "The majority of the puzzles are too complex for him to finish without the answer key."
• "None of the puzzles I have done so far are challenging or fun."

Size and Layout

Pros:

• "The size of the blocks are just right, too."
• "The layout of two puzzles per page is perfect as is the spiral binder."
• "Nice size of puzzle frames."
• "The book was a little smaller in size then I thought it would be but overall I find the book to be a good buy."
• "It's just so easy to store in my travel backpack since it's just the right size!"
• "Perfect sized puzzles, two on a page."
• "Nice medium size, folds flat due to spiral binding."

Cons:

• "I may have to buy a finer point pen in order to fill the boxes in, and making notes inside the boxes would be impossible."
• "It’s too small when working more challenging puzzles where you have to put multiple numbers in a square."
• "At two per page, these puzzles are so tiny I cannot do them."
• "The puzzles are very small. There are two puzzles per page."
• "The printing/font is quite small and can be difficult to read."
• "There are 2 puzzles per page so it is not good for those with limited vision."
• "Multiple puzzles per page, so the cells are tiny!"

Usability and Durability

Pros:

• "The cover is like thin cardboard and is stiff enough to make writing easy."
• "Quality of paper is good."
• "Pages are sturdy so when you are done with the book you can erase all your answers and start again."
• "Also, the paper is a good sturdy white paper, not newspaper-like or recycled paper."
• "The paper is good for writing with both ink and pencil, and it is sturdy enough to stand up to erasing."
• "The quality of the paper is great which makes erasing much easier."
• "nice selection of puzzles and pages aren't overly thin, could definitely handle writing with pen if that is preferred, would order again"

Cons:

• "The puzzles are great, however the binding of the book is all messed up, and poor quality, and pages keep falling out and the cover fell off immediately"
• "Book cover was ripped when it came in the mail."
• "The pages come off the hinges frequently."
• "I am very disappointed about wasted time and money."
• "This item was meant to be a Christmas gift and turned out to be damaged."
• "The book came slightly curved/warped."
• "My only complaint is that the book came slightly curved/warped."