Of all the legal textbooks I've had to read in the past 2 years, this one by Fowler is my least favorite. Most annoying are the voluminous footnotes, which appear on every page and sometimes taking up 1/4 to 1/2 of the page. If an author needs to quote something, then they should just quote and parenthetically cite. Citations and notes are far better relegated to the end of a chapter. Otherwise, the extraneous text on every page is merely distracting and is not conducive to study.The book is also written in a "chatty" fashion, sounding more like a lecture than a textbook. There are many anecdotes and other bits of information that may be interesting, but wander from the point of the chapter.I would consider this a book to read at leisure by anyone interested in law, but in my opinion it is not suitable for use as a primary textbook.