Strunk and White vs. Williams

I'm going to start by saying that no, I haven't read as much of this book as I should have by now.  I'm completely overwhelmed with the amount of work I have this week, and combined with being sick, I'm just going to do the best I can.  

What I have read of Style: Toward Clarity and Grace is really interesting.  I have found this book to be, as forewarned, much more complex than The Elements of Style, but even in its complexity I find it more helpful and more engaging than the latter.  While the examples are long and sometimes very tedious, I think they are necessary to give an in depth explanation and give the reader the greatest opportunity to grasp the concept.  I also like that Williams doesn't bark orders as much in his book, leaving me feeling less like I am in the military.  

As far as whether Williams discussed some of the same things in his book as what I wrote about in the Strunk and White post, the answer is only a little bit.  I talked about some specific rules and examples from Strunk and White, and Williams talked more about concepts.  It is true that he went much more in depth with those concepts, but that isn't what I discussed. If I had written about concepts from Strunk and White, there would have been more overlapping.  

Overall, I think that Williams is proving to be more helpful.  I really just need to get caught up and finish the book on time!  I agree with what was discussed on EMU-Online about the use of the word turgid, though; I once found it three times in the same paragraph!!!