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Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers

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As a two-year instructor of L202 (Literary Interpretations), I'm still finding gems. My students are challenged to review their convictions. The pieces encourage discussions and are wonderfully arranged. The book is sturdy and withstands my annotating, dog-earing, post-it notes, and constant carrying. I was worried it may break in half when I first received the book, but so far, two years of heavy use and it's still in good condition. Dr. Schilb and Clifford created an outstanding text. All literature instructors should use this book for stimulating discussions and genuine student interest and inquiry!

"Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers" was a required text for my Introduction to Literature class this semester. I usually do not enjoy the textbooks I am required to purchase for my English classes, but I have really enjoyed this one. This textbook covers many different topics ranging from love to equality. The topics always result in excellent class discussions that challenge the class to think outside the box. This textbook contains many different types of writings such as: poems, short stories, plays and essays. I feel that this textbook is a worthwhile investment because many of the stories are the same stories that a majority of English classes discuss. Also there are many famous essays, short stories and beautiful poetry in the book as well. I have really enjoyed reading all the different stories that this book contains. It has made my English class so much more interesting and fun!

I ordered this book because it was required for school. I received 1 day shipping which was great, and still cheaper than buying it from my school's bookstore! The book itself though is okay, the pages are very thin and must be held constantly to keep it open. Can't hold in one hand to read.

This book is great! I was required to have this book for an English course and ended up really loving the literature that it consisted of. I enjoyed the course that I took and the literature that I was required to read for every class. This book exposed everything from short stories to poems and some very interesting material. Many of the readings were considered as gothic or sublime, so it was very interesting to analyze into further detail. With so many different analyzations of each story, it was fun to look at the different points of views and come up with your own meanings to the stories. I really enjoyed being able to go into each story or poem and put my own twist onto what I thought was going on and the true meaning behind it. This book is not only great because of the diverse readings, but also in the way that analyzing each story took everything to a whole new level. I definitely recommend this book to anyone and suggest that each reading be analyzed into greater depth because every story has potential to be what you want it to be. I learned so much throughout the course of this book and really took interest into analyzations and my own opinion on each story.

the product was good it certainely helped me with my school homework, and i was able to finally turn in work the only thing i dont know is
whats the diffrence between this one and the original verion ?

I am not a big English fan and this book helped me understand why. The pages are very thin, writing is very small, and it is impossible to hold the book and read because of it's weight and floppyness (if that is even a word!)

you get what you pay for, book had writings and highlights in it but no tears. was able to sell it for what i paid for it after the semester ended.

had to get it for an english class. helped with some guidelines for writing essays and then traded it back in. mine was used in good condition and shipped fast with prime.

I recently ordered a textbook that stated it was new. The textbook arrived in poor condition, there was several pages bent and folded over and the cover had some damage too. The textbook arrived in an oversized box with another item I had ordered. The air pillow for shipping was deflated. I'm guessing the textbook was damaged during transit but I'm not 100% certain that's how it was damaged. The textbook had no shrinkwrap around it so who's to say the textbook is new. I know I'm not happy with it's condition considering what I paid for the textbook so buyer's beware.

When I purchased this book for over $40 I was expecting a lot more. A book that was sold as "like new" was definitely not. Although it arrived dry, the book apears to have sat in water for sometime. This book was sold for way too much money. Be careful when buying from this user!