1. The post is about Zed's draft; is it really so far of a leap to interpret hp's remarks as a criticism of the book?
2. Is this a fair paraphrase? "Everyone here isn't attacking you, also, your draft sucks and shouldn't have been posted on HN."
No, it's not. speckledjim is complaining that someone writing another book on C is not news, he doesn't say anything about the draft sucking.
1. The post is about Zed's draft; is it really so far of a leap to interpret hp's remarks as a criticism of the book?
2. Is this a fair paraphrase? "Everyone here isn't attacking you, also, your draft sucks and shouldn't have been posted on HN."