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natep's review against another edition
3.0
Essays I liked:
How To Tame A Wild Tongue
Why Don't We Complain?
Myth of a Latin Woman
The Ways We Lie
Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain-so dryly funny and interesting
Two Ways to Belong in America
Being Black and Middle Class
A Modest Proposal
Aren't I a Woman?
Mother Tongue
The inclusion of historical essays like Machiavelli excerpt and Declaration of Independence
Didn't like:
The essay by Richard Rodriguez, melodramatic
by Dave Barry, seemed overcautious
Stunt Pilot was dull
How To Tame A Wild Tongue
Why Don't We Complain?
Myth of a Latin Woman
The Ways We Lie
Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain-so dryly funny and interesting
Two Ways to Belong in America
Being Black and Middle Class
A Modest Proposal
Aren't I a Woman?
Mother Tongue
The inclusion of historical essays like Machiavelli excerpt and Declaration of Independence
Didn't like:
The essay by Richard Rodriguez, melodramatic
by Dave Barry, seemed overcautious
Stunt Pilot was dull
lisrt's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent choice of essays! They all have important ideas that are still relevant today.
nexusgoblin's review against another edition
3.0
I ended up reading this entire book even though I only need to read like six of the essays. There are a few really well know bits included (i.e. The Declaration of Independence) and but there are a lot that are taken from full works or practically unknown essays. A lot of them are really good, and there are a good chunk that are really boring and feel like a bunch of rambling. It's actually more enjoyable if you have someone to make you think about them, like a professor does.