Thursday 20 March 2008

Doing English: A Guide for Literature Students

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One of the worst books ever written 18 Feb 2006

I'm not sure at whom this book was aimed, but it seems people with even halfway developed critical faculties were not considered. Mindlessly trite, poorly expressed and deliberately infuriating jargon fills the pages. This was recommended for a PGCE course: read it only if you're considering dropping out and need confirmation of why you don't like English. If you do love the subject and want to see it dealt with in an intellectually honest, thoughtful and sensible way, don't go anywhere near this book.

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