As an avid reader, English major, and sometimes writer I love this book! The book is very short, which is the point, and I think it is a brilliant idea. To be able to have a one-page summary, with bibliographic examples for each genre of literature is an invaluable resource to those in the writing and publishing world. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone considering English as a college major. I would not be surprised if within a few years there are schools adding this book to their reading list for English majors.

An interesting book, good idea for classrooms and teachers. Worth a read although it wasn’t perfect it wa good!

This is a very interesting book that would make an excellent classroom companion. It covers a wide range of subjects in such a clever summarised way that it never gets boring. The author has used wonderful illustrations throughout the book to add another level of interest and give the book an extra spark. It would appeal to children learning English literature as well as adults with an interest in the subject. A very well written and cleverly structured book. Thank you.

“30-Second Literature” provides a surprising amount of information in its succinct descriptions. Besides summaries on wide-spanning range of literary styles, writing styles, devices, and much more, each section also provides helpful sub-sections with example bibliographies, related topics, overarching themes, and even more smaller, further distilled summaries of whichever topic is being addressed on the page. Being such an easy and handy resource, I hope that this will start to appear in English classrooms and school libraries soon.