Really disappointed since previous classes with Donnelly have been so fun, but this class was so much work out of nowhere. Midterm had a lot of obscure/ambiguous questions and the final is absurdly long. Huge departure from his previous classes and I'm upset that this went the way it did as I was very excited about this subject.

The second class I've taken with him. Great class/content. He knew me by name in a 150-person room. That being said, this class is not an easy A. You need to do the work-- read, write, and come up with good and creative analysis, but that is most upper-div English classes. This course also has a highly specific midterm and tough essays (TA graded).

longest and most ridiculous expectations for a final i have ever seen, not at all understanding of students and their time, really basic lectures that summarize plot of books instead of analyzing, feel like i have learned nothing, he's an entertaining lecturer but i was extremely disappointed in the content of the class, i leave every class mad.

I'd just say pick topics you are passionate about to write for your papers and do not go over the page/word count. I think the course content is super interesting and he is a super reasonable guy! This class was my first upper div and was very satisfying to learn about. It's not just textual material, movies as well as music, TAKE IT!!

Lectures are shortish and easy to understand. (20ish min) three small papers that are kinda confusing but TAs offer lots of help. Participation counts so make sure you watch lectures and post during Nectir segment.

I cannot recommend Prof. Donnelly highly enough! His dystopian sci-fi class was the most fun I've ever had in a class. We spent most classes just talking about the readings. He does a wonderful job of making the discussion interesting, fun, and natural. I looked forward to every class!