Customer Reviews

Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

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This book not only contains a lot of excellent literature, but it also gives instruction on how to read and analyze literature more effectively. This is a book I come back to again and again.

DiYanni gives excellent explanation and great examples of poems, plays, and short stories in his book. I actually bought this book for a Lit. class and I knew I would hate the class and the book when I saw how 'big' the boook was. Turns out I loved them both; and DiYanni in my opinion is an excellent author. This book is a great read for pleasure as well as study.

I got this book for a composition class I am taking, but I plan to keep it because it has such a vast collection of writing by a plethora of writers. DiYanni also does a wonderful job at breaking down the pieces and explaining how they come together.

Needed this book for a class, don't think I will be selling it anytime soon. Love the poems and short stories, plus the chapter introductions help understand what you will be reading.

Great book.

This book has so much information and great literature, you're sure to be an expert by the end! I needed this for my english composition and literature class and was able to easily understand and comprehend everything! Di Yanni is a great author - very clear!

I'm an Ashford University student and I used this book for my Lit class. There was maybe one or two that were not in the custom edition and I was able to find them online. It was a great deal less than the custom book! Gld I went this route!

The book was almost in mint condition and I received it in two days--I was stunned---and the book itself has poems and stories that were great--one to read even if you don't take the class that I bought the book for!

It's a very good book. It has totally enlightened me on the various types of literature that exists. I had to purchase this book for my English Composition III Course at College but it was well worth the purchase.

I thought this class's readings would be extremely boring when I started it. The teacher was but the book itself actually was pretty interesting. Also affordable, on time and in great condition.

I have never felt so engaged while reading assignments from a literature book! The stories in it are all interesting and thought-provoking, and I also like the make of the book (the way it's thicker but shorter/narrower than other books). It was also shipped in good timing before school started, so I was able to start my Lit assignments ahead of time. If you need to take an English class, I highly recommend the AP/college course that uses this book!