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What Are the Contents of a Book Review?
A book review gives an idea about the contents in a book. It presents the idea and information that has been given by the author. A critical book review does an analysis on the strengths and weakness of the book. It discusses the topics in the book that could have been made better. Review can either be encouraging or discouraging. Some review can make or break the sales of a book based on the content.
A good book review will also give a brief assessment of the author’s writing capabilities and how he manages to keep the reader engrossed. A brief background of the author is also provided and discussions of his previous works are also presented. His credentials and area of expertise can also be discussed.
The first area to be considered in a review is the subject of the work and the broad field and/or genre in which the book fits. Comparisons may be drawn to similar genre of books. A book review can either be a comprehensive overview or a detailed analysis. In most cases the purpose of writing the book is analyzed. A book should meet the objectives it intends to achieve by striking a chord with the readers. If at the end the book achieves its objective that the author intends to communicate with the reader than the book can be expected to achieve a positive review. The final assessment ends with either a buy or skip recommendation.
Writing reviews is consumes a lot of time and a thankless job. In most cases the reviewer might ask why I write them. But the ultimate aim should be to make the writings of the review enjoyable by everyone. “Writing crystallizes thought” should be the motto of the reviewer. The book reviews are a way of reflecting on the book and putting some of my ideas on the work in order maybe for future reference.
Some tips to writers of book review are:
- Make notes while reading through important passages in a book. Have clear idea has to what are the contents in the book you intend to highlight
- Readers of the book review are generally people who want to buy the book. So put the message across subtly in the final assessment.
- Mention the name of the author and title clearly at the beginning of the book review.
- Mention about the parts in the book you liked or disliked.
- A good review should express the reviewer’s opinion and persuade the reader to share it, to read the book, or to avoid reading it.
Some interesting book reviews can be found on the internet.
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Source by Murali Ramesh
