This book is meant to be a "hardest of" LSAT questions and on this level, the book is what it's advertised to be. However, the questions are hard for all the wrong reasons. (Note that the book contains only made up LSAT questions, not actual questions from administered LSATs).

On the LSAT, there is exactly one right answer and exactly four wrong ones. On a weaken question, exactly one answer will weaken the answer at all and exactly four answers will not weaken whatsoever.

This book attempts to make questions difficult by putting in multiple answers that could debatably be right. Then in the answer, they will equivocate with statements like 'this will weaken only in situations that...". No. On the LSAT, wrong answers on a weaken question never weaken ever. Period. Just because something doesn't weaken in 100% of cases doesn't matter. If it even weakens somewhat, it weakens. This book doesn't seem to understand this.

So, yes, by putting in multiple possibly correct answers, this book does contain some very difficult questions. Because now you are debating between two answers, each of which weaken and you're trying to decide which one does it more of the time than the other.

This is great for mental exercise, but isn't something that shows up on a real LSAT.

The logic games are also convoluted and totally non-representative. Again, great for a mental challenge. Not really useful for LSAT prep. If you want some more totally unrepresentative, but hard games, check out the purple REA LSAT games book.

One thing I did like about the book is the way they broke out questions by the "trick" type rather than just the question type. For example, there is a section on scope shifts in the conclusion, scope shifts within premises, which I thought was a good way of emphasizing what an LSAT taker should be looking out for. Too bad the questions they put after those short tutorial bits were so poorly constructed.

I found the Princeton Review products to be much more difficult than the actual test. It helped me to prepare, but until I looked at sample tests and realized this, it had me rather scared of the test. Once I realized that the actual test wasn't going to be as difficult, it allowed me to calm down and prepare better in the knowledge that if I could answer these questions, I could answer anything on the test.

I bought this book after studying extensively for the LSAT (my skills were well-developed). Long story short, it reduced my confidence and wasted my time.... This book is not representative of the DIFFICULT problems on the LSAT.

With questions that are overly difficult (logic games in particular), this book will waste your time... You will labor over interpreting ambiguous questions/solutions as opposed to practicing difficult, yet realistic problems... However, if you want a laugh (or cry), flip through the solutions pages of the Logic Games.

If you want to strive for the highest score, buy Kaplan's LSAT 180 book. This book is actually representative of the hardest LSAT questions, and it provides definitions that can actually be understood.

The authors of this book seem to believe that LSAT practice questions must be convoluted, ambiguous and deceptive to the point of frustration. These questions are NOT representative of the actual exam and may actually discourage students rather than build confidence. I expected a lot more of The Princeton Review.

Long story short, don't waste your time with this pulp. Find a book with questions that are similar to the actual LSAT.

The LSAT Workout is like a chaser to the nastiest tequila that you've ever tasted: it is necessary. This book takes everything you think you learned in Cracking the LSAT and really extends on it. Remember: Cracking the LSAT is like liquor and LSAT workout is like beer. Liquor before beer and you're in the clear. Beer before liquor and you'll get sicker. Don't do the LSAT Workout until you have fully completed Cracking the LSAT. Once you get done with these two books, you are ready to start hammering away at the LSAC books and LSAT practice tests. I noticed that one person found this review not helpful, so let me elaborate:

This book has a ton of practice problems. It is meant to sharpen your LSAT skills. However, you can't improve your LSAT skills if you haven't acquire them yet (meaning that this book is not for beginners). This book is an advanced book. I completed the book and got a good bit of questions wrong, but I did get some right. The questions are probably the hardest you'll ever find, so it can provide a good assessment of where your weaknesses are. The questions that trip you up are where you need to improve. It doesn't matter if these are the hardiest questions in the world. If the Princeton Review can confuse you, the LSAC can too.

I think this book is similar to the Kaplan 180. I just got Kaplan 180 a few days ago and... after looking at it, the format is similar to the LSAT Workout. The LSAT Workout has a few more pages and maybe more questions. The LSAT Workout focuses on three things in the Args: Drawing Conclusions, Language Shifts, and Interpretation of Evidence. These sections are organized so that you can address why get questions wrong. For example, the Language Shifts sections gives you every type of Arg where the question they ask uses a different word than the word in the argument. This book doesn't really explain anything. The little information it has is meant to be a review. The LSAT Workout is solely meant to be used for the problems. The Princeton Review calls this book the gap between learning the material (ex. Cracking the LSAT) and taking actual LSATs. If you are looking for advanced explanations, this book is not it. I would recommend Kaplan's LSAT 180 (although that's the only Kaplan product I would recommend. The Kaplan Comprehensive Program and Kaplan Logic Games Workbook are inferior to Cracking the LSAT).

The LSAT Workout is like a chaser to the nastiest tequila that you've ever tasted: it is necessary. This book takes everything you think you learned in Cracking the LSAT and really extends on it. Remember: Cracking the LSAT is like liquor and LSAT workout is like beer. Liquor before beer and you're in the clear. Beer before liquor and you'll get sicker. Don't do the LSAT Workout until you have fully completed Cracking the LSAT. Once you get done with these two books, you are ready to start hammering away at the LSAC books and LSAT practice tests.

The questions, like other reviewers have mentioned, are jaw-droppingly difficult. Some people might think that it's good to practice with difficult questions so the easier (i.e. REAL lsat questions) questions will be a cakewalk. Not true - the logic provided in the explanations are so convulted and IRRATIONAL that you will second guess yourself on the real test too much. Try the actual LSAT questions, it's better to get 1 or 2 complex questions right rather than 20 easy questions wrong because you over-thought it. I abandoned this book as I was sifting through the Logical Reasoning section, feeling like an idiot and I finally realized that the book itself was the idiot.

The questions, like other reviewers have mentioned, are jaw-droppingly difficult. Some people might think that it's good to practice with difficult questions so the easier (i.e. REAL lsat questions) questions will be a cakewalk. Not true - the logic provided in the explanations are so convulted and IRRATIONAL that you will second guess yourself on the real test too much. Try the actual LSAT questions, it's better to get 1 or 2 complex questions right rather than 20 easy questions wrong because you over-thought it. I abandoned this book as I was sifting through the Logical Reasoning section, feeling like an idiot and I finally realized that the book itself was the idiot.

Even though the questions here are good practice because they are so difficult, the explanations offered are incomplete or unenlightening or both. As a study guide, it is a resounding failure. Some answers are unreasonable and some questions --like one about pushing buttoms to get certain results, and then figuring out how to do the same if one button stops working-- are ridculous because there is no way to answer a question like that in the alloted time unless you are a computer. As such, it has no practical value for the LSAT.

Do not buy this book to learn about the LSAT because you won't - you will only be confused and discouraged. One "piece of advice" that I found inappropriate (and symbolic of the attitude in the entire book) was where it says something like "let's face it, not everyone can score a 170." That may be true but it is the wrong thing to say in a book that purports to help you get there.
Some of the answer explanations read something like: "Yuck! Luckily the answer is "A" so you do not have to go further down the list."
Overall, I would only recommend this book if you are doing so well in practice tests that you are bored, it is a Sunday, there is nothing to do, you want a good challenge, and can tell the difference between difficult questions and absurd ones.