Rating:  - Object-relational features coverage
I purchased this book as a reference to O-R features in Oracle. Loney covers O-R features in about 4 chapters or so. I thought the coverage provided a good introduction, but lacked the depth I expected. I found more methods and details in the Oracle online reference manual.
Rating:  - Kevin Loney's Oracle Database References
I have used Kevin Loney's texts, both the Reference and the DBA editions on Oracle database from the heady Oracle 7 days and have found them to be most acurate, complete and exceptionally easy to use and to quickly locate required materials. The examples given are very clear and they work!
The 10g texts are remarkable in their coverage and clarity. Many thanks Kevin and keep up the good work !
Rating:  - Oracle is Oracle
The book speaks on most of the database issues that can come up when using Oracle. It is more of a Reference manual instead of going to each topic in detail. This can be useful when one wanted to quickly get the relevent information.
Rating: - Not so complete...
With a 1200+ page book, entitled "The Complete Reference", I would have expected much more information about proper configuration. Properly configuring Oracle (I'm running it on Unix) is no trivial matter and I found this book to be severely lacking. While it seems like a good reference to have (hence 3 / 5 stars), it looks like I'm going to have to look for other resources.
Rating:  - Disappointed--tries to cover too much
This sounded like a good book, judging by the reviews here, but being relatively new to the Oracle world, I haven't found this book terribly useful so far. Oracle's docs have been much more helpful and detailed. I was hoping for a book that shared the author's experience and tips and helped the reader make decisions, but this seems to be largely a command reference, covering many topics superficially.
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