The Composotion of Everyday Life: A Guide to Writing

by John Mauk, John Metz

A great book for intermediate writers looking to advance their writing skills.

Genres: School, College

716 pages, Paperback

First published February 3, 2003

Reviews

[Kelly]

School book, what more can I say. There is actually some o.k. short stories in here.

[Mackenzie · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I could leave negative stars I would. While I understand this is a college text book and therefore boring, the writer has a very interesting way of being able to say the exact same thing over and over again in slightly different wording. I feel like I would throw half of this book away and it wouldn't change a thing I would learn.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

My new nifty freshman comp book. It seems better than most, actually. The readings are mostly interesting and pretty diverse, which is nice. And I like all the attention it puts on drafting and thesis construction. The whole theme here seems to be writing from/about the self/personal experience--this always gets me better essays to read over any random theme I can assign. But ultimately, it doesn't matter how much I like the book if my students hate it. I'll do a re-review at the end of the semester

[Kymberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

English 105 so far interesting.