Reviews for The Bedford reader

The average rating for The Bedford reader based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-08-31 00:00:00 Barbara Litt good, if dated, overview and guide to the art of essay-writing. full of a nice variety of voices, along with extremely valuable insights and fundamentals. highly recommended to anyone who wants to write clearly - especially orwell's essay "politics and the english language" which is one of the finest essays about writing every written. (if i think it's so damn good, how come only 3 stars? because even though it's a great textbook, it's a little dense for general reading, and i would hate for someone looking for a book of essays to be misled here. so to clarify, for academic and educational purposes, 4 stars. for general reading, 3. are we clear now? hoo-bloody-ray).

Review # 2 was written on 2011-04-27 00:00:00 Carl Senderz This anthology turned me onto a lot of great, great authors: among them, Dave Barry, Anna Quindlen, Annie Dillard, Brent Staples, Edward Said. XJ Kennedy, in addition to having my reverse initials, you have great taste in literature. (Though I've read some of your poems ... not so great at the poetry, XJ.)