Absolutely chaotic and demented - the most life-changing course I have ever taken. Waid is unbelievably kind and personal. Do all the reading - the whole class is based on the readings, and you will read some unbelievably amazing literature. The greatest class I've taken at UCSB.

Waid is amazing. I love her classes. If you go to lecture and listen and engage with the class, you will be fine. She can be confusing, and she does teach in a very "stream of consciousness" sort of way, but she is so insightful that it makes up for it. My recommendation is to record the lecture(s), and listen to them later to glean the main info.

The bad reviews are correct: CANDACE IS CRAZY. But if you are an English major, you might appreciate it. READ your novels: she personally thanked me once just because she knew I read the books before class. It matters if you speak in class, so if you're going to sit there mute, don't take her. She's like a mad genius - really fun/funny, VERY smart.

My review is similar to everyone else's: Waid is all over the place. Her class held NO structure. She would keep hinting at exams but never had any dates. She would give assignments without due dates, kept changing the syllabus, and never finished a thought. She IS very brilliant at times BUT, even with that being said, I WOULD NOT take her again.

Waid is extremely scatterbrained and hard to understand 90% of the time. However, she has moments of absolute brilliance. Some of the things that she said about certain texts left me in awe and wanting to know more. However, she often got distracted and did not finish her train of thought. However, she is very knowledgeable and brilliant.

Prof Waid is an interesting teacher: kinda crazy, very excited, and hard to understand the majority of the time. Her selection of stories are great for this genre of English (Gothic Horror), but her lectures do not teach to the midterm/final a lot of the time. I loved the readings, but hated her lectures. No textbook (big plus).

Dont listen to the bad reviews. Waid is the best professor I've ever had. Ridiculously kind and helpful. Very sweet and approachable despite her extreme intelligence and success in her career. Not to mention the fact that she is absolutely hilarious and entertaining in class. If you attend class and actually care at all, you will get an easy A.

least fav class i have taken in 3 years. didn't learn a thing, lectures are so frustrating to go to because her thoughts are so scattered and random. avoid if possible. relatively easy A tho.

I'm an English major and I hated this class. The only thing that made it somewhat likable was my awesome TA. I hated going to lecture because Waid was all over the place and confusing, it was hard to stay in there for an hour and fifteen. She knows the subject well, but she doesn't do a very good job of staying on topic or teaching.

She seems to be crazy but extremely entertaining. One of the best classes in all of my college experience thus far.

Waid is very knowledgable in her subject and emphasises what is going to be on the midterm and final. However, her extensive knowledge, for me, lets her down, as she explains too much outside information and confuses the important. If you take a lot of notes and really listen and decipher what she says its a really interesting subject.

English 10 with Professor Waid was one of the most confusing experiences I've ever had. I don't think I learned anything from her besides a hatred of As I Lay Dying. I owe my grade entirely to my TA Shannon Brennan

horrible!! although she sometimes had funny comments, i have never been so bored, so confused, and so ready to be done with a class. her ta's are really great, but lecture is SO hard to pay attention to that i found myself rarely attending because when i actually would, i would have no idea how to take notes or even follow her lecture!

Don't listen to the bad reports. Granted, Waid is no ordinary teacher. Just be diligent and take notes on what she emphasizes on. Our class average was a B+.

I took 2 of her classes and got A's in both without ever reading the books... her tests are a lot of writing but she tells you exactly what is going to be on it and is very generous when it comes to answers. Basically if you can back up your crap, youll get an A. She IS pretty hard to follow but write down most of what she says and you'll be solid!

I was excited for this class but ultimately disappointed. Professor Waid means well and is very knowledgeable, but her lectures are ridiculously hard to follow as she is very scatterbrained. We also had an unreasonable amount of reading, and I'm an English major who loves reading. We had so many books some lectures we'd discuss three or more.

Such an amazing professor! She is SO passionate about the books we read and those books were actually really good. She's hilarious and holds nothing back. Take a class with her, you won't regret it!

Dr. Waid is amazing!!! She cares deeply about the course content and about her students. She is truly one of the great scholars in her field. Don't take her course if you have little interest in the subject because it will frustrate you, but if you are passionate about Southern lit, she is for you. Her Faulkner sem. was challenging, but I loved it

She is completely insane but an absolute genius. Her students are basically like her children. She is the reason i can appreciate Faulkner as much as I do and basically she why I am in Grad school.

amazing. the best classes I've ever taken anywhere. and totally confusing. but amazing.

WTF is she talking about most of the time? me no no. me no no!I get that she's very sexual, but her class is completely confusing. Her readings are insane. DON"T TAKE HER!!!! yessuh yessuh. that crazy ol' hillbilly inside her.

Best teacher I ever had.

Waid's a genius. This Faulkner seminar is one of the most difficult classes I've ever taken... but I've now read more Faulkner than most of the world ever will (5 novels). One 9-page paper (6-page draft) and a 3hr final. Read as much as you can, but Sparknotes can save you during lectures.

i dont get why everybody thinks she's so great. she's definitely smart and really nice, but as a lecturer, she's boring and hard to follow. stay away unless you're just really interested in the subject she's teaching, otherwise you could get a better grade from another english professor with way less work.