Reviews of professor Matthew Guy

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Guy is great if you're an English Major. I am and I still struggle to have all the background knowledge that's really helpful. He's funny as hell and likes to see unique perspectives and answers- even if you're wrong. There's a lot of reading though and he basically repeats the reading guide in his lecture. Sometimes trifling, but doable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class will definitely help English majors contextualize literature themes, tropes, etc. in later classes. There is a lot of reading to be done outside of class and he reads directly from the readings and reading guide as the lecture. He encourages discussion, but if the class is quiet it can get boring. He doesn't give much individual feedback.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is very funny but graded a bit odd. He would assign a paper and grade it very specific but never give real feedback. There is a bit of reading in his courses but watching Westerns was surprisingly fun and very interesting. I'd take the course again for his humor and the Westerns, not for his grading.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Funny a lot of the time, tho sometimes comes off rude; often went on rants about formatting. His reading guides were really interesting but the lectures were just him reading directly from it. I would've liked more active discussion. He is a tough grader and takes a while to grade, but he is understanding when you're honest about needing help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Incredibly boring lectures - he assigns you a reading guide to read before class then just spends 75 minutes reading it verbatim. Feels comfortable making passive aggressive statements about Gen Z for some reason. Incredibly slow grader, expect a two month~ turnaround for any assignment grade. Gives no feedback on anything.