Rating:  - An exceptionally good technical book
I love it when a tech book is well-written, meaning the author or authors not only understand the technical subject, but possess writing talent as well. The authors of this book did a great job.
Rating: - The Authoritative Guide
This is the the authoritative user's guide to Hibernate. There is no easier way to attain a level of competency in the use of Hibernate sufficient for most real-world projects.
For those who are less experienced in Java programming, I recommend first buying the introduction to Hibernate from the Developer's Notebook series. This was my first Hibernate book, and it had me up and running with a very simple demonstration of how Hibernate works in about ten minutes. But this book won't give you the depth of knowledge you need to do anything more than a very simple project. After you're up and running with the basics, move on to Hibernate In Action.
For those who have somehow attained proficiency in the most commonly-used features of Hibernate without reading Hibernate In Action, you might not need it any more. It hits the sweet spot of containing everything that most developers will need for most projects without burying the reader in arcana. However, its coverage of more advanced features such as Interceptors is rather limited. By the time you have reached an intermediate level of expertise in Hibernate, you'll probably be able to make do with the Javadoc and online documentation to get a handle on the advanced stuff.
Rating:  - Very good first book on Hibernate
This book was my first introduction to Hibernate. It was very good to begin with. Some chapters can even be useful when you already know Hibernate. But the book lacks some more deep coverage of some advanced issues. Combined with documentation on hibernate.org it is sufficent for most scenarios.
But it would need to be updated for Hibernate 3. Therefor only 4 stars.
Rating:  - Huge Disappointment, they all cheat readers
After having spent on useless Professional Hibernate, I bought this book in greater anticipation, atleast to get clear understanding on Associations, which always have been a big headache in Hibernate.
I wonder what these Authors think about readers who look for books that could help them to learn new technologies. Instead of merely coping what is available in hibernate.org, (of course they did change object/class names wonderfully), they should give us WORKING examples.
One has to scratch his head just to get things work.
Honestly, this book discusses some of best strategies one has to follow while persisting important data. But main topic has been explained in IDIOTIC manner.
Rating: - This book is absolutely amazing
If you want to learn a lot about hibernate and a lot about O/R mapping then this is the book to get. The book is *VERY* well written and has more gems in it than just hibernate. There's a lot of good information in there regarding database design/theory and how it applies to applications, etc. I have nothing bad to say about this book. This is a must-have for someone who uses Hibernate or wants to learn how to use it.
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