Title: A good text on a difficult subject
Product review: If you're unused to critical theory, as I was when I got this book, the ideas inside will stretch your mind and hopefully bring you helpful new ways of considering not just literature, but all forms of communication from TV ads to obituaries. Reading this book in a discussion-based class was helpful as I could fine-tune my understanding of the ideas Barry presents, which are not always crystal-clear due more to their complexity than to his presentation of them.This book will expand your ways of thinking. It is mostly interpretation of theory and introduction to key players in each theory, not original texts from those critics.
Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
