Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I didn't purchase this over amazon, rather I went to my local bookstore and checked this out page by page. I am an absolute beginner. I know how to draw a triangle, circle, and square. I know how to scribble- that's it. I have a hard time even making cylinders, pyramids, and cubes- that's beginner for you. The book spends most of the time showing you how so many have improved and making you draw the weirdest objects. It didn't teach me how to use lines or shapes, rather it figured I already knew how to see all of those in various things. I found more helpful tutorials on the web than this. I found a lot of steps rather confusing and I didn't really get how they assumed I should know when and where my light will hit on an object and therefore I should automatically know how to shade & shadow. Trust me, this is not for beginners. I learned a lot more browsing 'You Can Draw in 30 Days' and searching online tutorials than this item.