Ben Yagoda Pros And Cons

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Ben Yagoda’s Memoir: A History has both positives and negatives. I am going to examine the way in which we read the book and the information presented throughout the book. The pros of the book and also the cons. Finally, how I felt about the book. Overall, I felt us reading the book split up was hard. I would get used to the Yagoda’s style of writing and then not have to read it again for a week or two. If it was under my control I would have liked to read all or nothing. I would also like to read all of it at the same time. I very much enjoyed the articles that were on my.wartburg. I felt like they were much easier to read. I felt like the book presented the information in an interesting way. But, there are way to many lists in this book.

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