Amy Letinsky

• Rated 4 stars

“I use this book in my Critical Reading and Expository Writing II course. I only advise buying it if you're taking a research paper writing course. In that context, it can be very helpful. My main critique is that each paper format is very rigid. And the writers keep coming out with new editions with different readings, making my job a little more difficult each time they do it.”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Monday, November 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“If you want a great introduction to the New Testament, this is a good textbook for you. I'm a tad bit biased because Dr. Gundry was my New Testament Instructor at Westmont College. As far as I know, this is still the most popular New Testament textbook in Christian colleges today.”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Sunday, November 25 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“The author of this book will forever be Dr. Spencer to me because he was my Rhetoric instructor in college and a wonderful mentor and role model. If you like the Narnia books and want to enter another magical realm that explores Christian ideas, this is a good read. It's very creative and has some very memorable moments, especially "glimpses."”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Sunday, November 25 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I cry my way through the last several chapters of this book. It's beautifully crafted. Hosseini is a gifted writer who pulls from a lot of his own experiences and pours them into this fictional account of Afghanistan (I met him once and he explained some of the connections between his own life and the book). ”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Thursday, November 15 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“My graduate school colleagues and fellow college instructors probably think I'm racist for liking this book. I'm not. I just can't get over a heroine that we love to hate. Rhett Butler is facinating as well.”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Thursday, November 15 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I liked this story so much that I read it in French too. It took awhile in English and even longer in French. The musical is great, the book is better. Worth the effort. A great picture of forgiveness and redemption.”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Thursday, November 15 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“This book probably wins the award for the book that I've read the most times. It never gets old for me. I love all the women that Alcott creates, and I find myself connecting with a different one each time I read the story. Beth...gets me every time!”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Thursday, November 15 2007. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“My favorite play by Shakespeare. It has it all. Metatheatricality (a play within a play commenting on the nature of theater), romance, fantasy, Shakespeare's green world (escapism commenting on real life), comedy, gender arguments, ancient Greek allusions, and the list goes on. This story can be appreciated by youngsters but analyzed at a very deep level as well. ”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Thursday, November 15 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I listed a few of Shakespeare's plays separately because I think they deserve attention on their own (and I have seperate copies of them that get their own special set of notes). But, a complete collection of Shakespeare's works is a must-have for every library, especially if you happen to teach English.”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Tuesday, November 6 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most forgotten plays, and I think it's a travesty. He wrote this play at the end of his life. In fact, it's the last one he wrote, and in it, he's reflecting on the big issues: death, faith, and family (especially fatherhood). I think this is Shakespere's strongest reflection on his own faith, here at the end of his life. It's somewhat disguised in mystical and magical terms, but below it, we can see Shakespeare negotiating his own faith and relationship with God. ”

Amy Letinsky wrote this review Tuesday, November 6 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )