Robert Alter's New Translation of the Torah

Robert Alter a professor at UC Berkley has translated the Torah in a way that is supposed to be more faithful to the Hebrew. Any Dopers read his new translation? What are your impressions? If you know Hebrew, do you think it is a better representation?

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