Writing an Effective Book Review: Tips and Guidelines
Learn how to write a compelling book review with this comprehensive guide. Discover the dos and don'ts, stages of review writing, and how to effectively introduce, outline, highlight, and evaluate a book.
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P.G & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE Dr. H. MEHOOB ALI KHAN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ARABIC
BOOK REVIEW A book review will be perfect after reading the book completely with interest (Favourable view or Criticism view) A book reviewer should be honest in his work A book reviewer should be confident in his writing A book review is a guide for potential readers A book review is a descriptive and critical/evaluative account of a book A book review provides the summary of the content, assesses the value of the book
A GOOD BOOK REVIEW A good book review is about the book, not the author A good book review focuses on The writing Treatment of the topic The characters The storyline The research The facts
DONTS IN BOOK REVIEW Don t make judegement calls on the author s Faith Intelligence Relationships Parenting skills Parentage
4 STAGES IN WRITING A BOOK REVIEW Introducing the book Outlining its contents Highlighting the parts of the book by selecting chapters or themes Giving the detailed evaluation
INTRODUCTION OF THE BOOK Title of the book Name of the author Name of the publisher Volume of the book Edition of the book Total pages of the book
OUTLINING ITS CONTENTS Introduction/Preface Number of chapters Number of sub chapter under each chapter
HIGHLIGHTING THE PARTS OF THE BOOK BY SELECTING CHAPTERS,THEMES OR CHARACTERS Summary of the content What was the story about? Who are the main characters? Roles of the main characters in the story Problems/Adventures faced by main characters Your favourite character,why? Writer s style- simple/technical/logical/persuasive
GIVING THE DETAILED EVALUATION Goal of the author was achieved by citing few examples Writer s suggestion to the readers Comparison of the book to another on some subject Reviewer boating into some of the characters Reviewer s suggestion for change with ends Reviewer s recommendation of the book
