Reviews of professor Benedict Whalen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very enjoyable class. Hard paper grader, but he's the kind of prof you naturally want to work hard for. He encourages students to discuss the text during lectures. Occasional reading quizzes, but those stopped when everything went online. The way he walks through text and teaches you to do close reading helped me enjoy literature more.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Whalen is the most inspiring professor I've ever had the honor to sit at the feet of. He loves his students, knows all their names, and will BLOW YOUR MIND in lectures. He will give you a sense of wonder for English and the authors you read. Don't attend if you're not ready to work, but the work is incredibly rewarding.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Fair grading, amazing lectures about poetry, and his enthusiasm about the books we read made me like the class even when I didn't like the books themselves. Lectures on Emma were the best.