Product Review
The new edition of Barnet's Literature for Composition continues to offer superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature and a deep anthology of readings presented in Sylvan Barnet’s signature accessible style. A new chapter one gives students a crash course on writing an effective essay. Six new student essays provide helpful models of student writing on a wide array of topics with ninteen essays in all. Two timely thematic units have been added: –“The World Around Us” and “The Sporting Life." The new 2009 MLA guidelines are included in an appendix for guidance on writing papers.
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Average Customer Review
(14 customer reviews) 
Thin pages but nice compilation of stories,
March 21, 2012 LoS Fam - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Literature for Composition: Essays, Stories, Poems, and Plays (9th Edition) (Paperback)
I needed this book for school and it was cheaper than through my school's bookstore. I was pleased to find it on Amazon.
As others have mentioned, the pages are thin, so if you want to return this or trade it in, you have to be gentle with the pages. So far, I have used it for 3 weeks almost daily and have not damaged any pages.
This book has made my class enjoyable because there are a variety of literature to read. I have actually enjoyed reading a lot of this book and I get to read stories and authors that I wouldn't necessarily look for.
The seller delivered on time and in a perfectly sized box and the book was not damaged at all when it arrived.
Literature for composition,
February 27, 2012 Rockytop - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Literature for Composition: Essays, Stories, Poems, and Plays (9th Edition) (Paperback)
I really needed this book for school and it was a great book. Finished the class and had a great experience.
Arrived quickly.. but...,
February 3, 2012 Tiffany R "Tiffany" (Oklahoma City, OK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Literature for Composition: Essays, Stories, Poems, and Plays (9th Edition) (Paperback)
As others have stated, the pages in this book are terribly hard to work with. They are very thin, and as mentioned, similar to tissue paper or bible paper. The content of the book is great, and I enjoy reading sections that aren't on my syllabus, but the paper makes it a tad difficult to do.
I would have loved to have this in any type of digital format, as it would be much easier to work with.
Shipping speed, cost, and everything else - as almost always with Amazon, was great. But this book is definitely going back when I'm finished with the class.
