A review by josiahdegraaf
Three Genres: The Writing of Literary Prose, Poems and Plays by Diane Thiel, Stephen Minot

3.0

This book had many good things to say about writing, but it was a lot of basic material that felt rather introductory to me. Granted, it was good introductory material. But it was still introductory. The first two sections on prose and poetry were pretty fair with good examples and some solid advice. The last section on drama seemed like it was way too driven by postmodernist tendencies and apart from that, it was rather basic. Overall, I gleaned some helpful stuff from this book, but not enough to really justify its length.

Rating: 2.5-3 Stars (Okay).