I have a beef with the new Exit 32 and 38 guides. Half the information is in the front of the book, and the other half is in the back of the book. That frickin' sucks, flippin' the pages back and forth. Not to mention that the Kinko's copy job doesn't really pack well.
I, too, am a bit of a guide book junkie, and I don't recall seeing that style used before. With all the new routes up at 38 and an information deficit on the routes at 32, I welcome the information in the new guides. I just can't stand the layout and format. I will probably get copies of Burdo's new guide when it comes out, just because it will hopefully read better (no frickin' flippin' pages back and forth) and pack better.
But, both guides are a welcome antidote to the inaccuracies published in previous guides regarding the area. (I'm thinking of one book in particular.) I always wondered what Repo Man was called.
Let me add too, that I think it would be the shiznit if Burdo added some history of the area. He seems to be the dude who knows it all, it's not written down in the 32/38 guides, and it would be a shame to lose the history. Yeah, yeah, it's not Yosemite, but I imagine there's still some good background stories about the development of routes out there. And it is, arguably, the most popular Seattle crag.