Reviews for An American rhetoric

The average rating for An American rhetoric based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-05-04 00:00:00 Ronald A. Butenewicz I had to give the book a chance instead of seeing the word "rhetoric" and get intimidated. The author writes as if he is speaking to you in a conversation. I made sure to get this book and read it since I wanted to heed the advice of John Gardner, a master in his his own field. The main reason I wanted to read this book was to improve on "style" in English, but given the fact that this book was first written in 1952, we can imagine the kind of English it was written with, where we have got spoiled too much :) The book, however, does have some excellent concepts and it is a wonderful resource to consult from time to time, provided you are ready for it :) Yet there are more up to date books that seem to sweep me off my feet and and enticingly call me to come and "eat", I mean, read.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-09-18 00:00:00 Susan Brookes Even though it was written many years ago, much of the suggestions that were made were very helpful and insightful. It surely cleared up some doubts that I had, and helped me recognize what my weaknesses as a writer were; it emphasized some important grammar and language mechanics rules. I love the style in which it was written, the chapters were written very succinctly and the examples that he gave were very relevant and helpful. The exercises at the end of the chapter reinforced the lessons and were very practical. I bought this book for about $80.00 and I found it to be worth every penny.