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The Do’s and Don’t of Writing A Book Review Today

Writing a book review is one of the most challenging tasks that students are expected to carry out in the course of their academic pursuits? However, there is no need to sweat anymore as below are various ideas which will help the student carry out effective and easy book review writing tasks which are essentials to every student. Book review writing is a highly efficient task which incorporates a wide variety of skills such that students who have amassed diverse skills are more likely to garner better grades and have an easy time with the book review task than those who lack the skills. Similarly, book review is not restricted to certain disciplines as a wide variety of subjects have book review assignments where the student evaluates a book after thoroughly reading it cover to cover.

Therefore, for one to be competent in book review writing, their reading skills have to be quite okay as the ability to execute al the said instructions and objectives of the book review, they must have understood the book. This calls for better grammatical skills such as reading and note taking as it will require a summary of the key points that are detected on the way and which should be included in the book review. However, book review does not involve a single reading of the book but several attempts in different capacities such as incorporating scanning of the major sections and later on the minor parts. Caution should be taken to read all the sections of the book being reviewed as the various issues which will be addressed are likely to originate from various section of the book. Hence book review calls for plenty of patience and perseverance as some books are rather long such that they take up longer to read cover to cover.

The book review task also entails noting down the various points as the student reads through the book. This may include note taking of various sections or various concepts which are outlined and should be included in the book review. However, to carry out efficient note taking for the book review, the student must have read through the instructions hence when reading the book, they are able to take note of the content that is necessary for the book review writing. Failure to understand the question of the book review is detrimental as chances of incorporating the wrong information are very likely. Similarly, it may lead to poor coordination of the book review and content of the book thus causing incoherence.

The other skill that is required is use of proper grammar which will make it easier to illustrate the main point using different wording. This will present the same idea of the book review while different criteria will be used to depict the same points. Flow of information in the book review should be maintained at a high degree as a book review that does not have the consistency of other book reviews results to a poor paper.

Lastly, the student should take sufficient time to proofread the work thus eliminating any form of errors that may have occurred in the course of writing the book review.

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Books of the Century: A Hundred Years of Authors, Ideas, and Literature

A treasure-house of literary entertainment, featuring a century's worth of the best reviews, essays, and interviews ever published in The New York Times Book Review.

With more than 250 selections, Books of the Century -- now updated for this paperback edition -- sheds light on some of our greatest writers and how their books were received when first reviewed in The New York Times Book Review, America's most widely read journal of the literary arts. Arranged chronologically, here are revie

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  1. 28 Comment(s)

  2. By BlackRoseGirl417 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    There are 3 different kinds of books: Good, Suck, and Harry Potter.

  3. By mistermatt1986 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    @dragonking123456789 Why do you say that? I loved the sequels, especially the last one. It was so dark.

  4. By TheHDreality on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    @vlogbrothers I also love the work of terry Pratchett and think ‘the truth’ is great but so you don’t accidentally mislead people I thought I’d remind you that Moist Von Lipwig isn’t in it, William De Worde is.

  5. By dragonking123456789 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    ever read hunger games? good right. thinking about reading its sequels? don’t

  6. By ChrisO7300 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    Year of the Black Rainbow by Claudio Sanchez and Peter David 11/10
    Best book I have ever read. Although it could be because I’m a fan of the comics that proceeded it and wanted to know the origins but even my mom loved it! Haha so yeah, Hank you should check out Year of the Black Rainbow. It’s a great book, very Sci-Fi so you might enjoy it :D

  7. By Skorphie on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    The Host (In my pants) by Stephanie Meyer. 10/10.

    I hated twilight, but this is cute. Sort of a sci-fi/fantasy.

  8. By Skorphie on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    …So…you and Terry Pratchett…a thing going on there?

  9. By Demauscian on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    @Wizepie I’m pretty sure they mean god.

  10. By xoxoKevinJonasxoxo on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    @ChrisO7300 the yellow ones kinda look like kodocha…but i don’t think tokyopop translates those xD

  11. By undeadgoat on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    @rosethorne It depends how you feel about spoilers. Googe “Discworld Reading Order Guide” to see what I mean . . . whatever you do, DON’T do what I did, which was start with the first book and then read the rest in a 100% random order from the library. The Truth could be a good starting point, I usually like to recommend Guards! Guards! myself.

  12. By undeadgoat on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    You got The Truth wrong, Hank. How long has it been since you’ve read it?

  13. By Vita1892 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    @lalibrarylady86 Yes, that’s what I wanted to say too! Hank, if you thought that was long, try the original version – I took me more than a year to finish! Frankly, by the end of it, I hated Victor Hugo with every fibre of my being, but in retrospect, it was a great book, and I’m proud of myself for finishing it.

  14. By Triphopmagic on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    “The dark tower” (in my pants) as the GREATEST BOOKS EVAR!! me worships King…

  15. By VictoryAsIAm on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    Every time I watch these videos I always think, “French the llama, I want your people’s libraries! Ohm nom nom, books.”

  16. By HollyJSinclair1 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    teehee i got pride prejudice and zombies XD

  17. By Wizepie on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    @SplittsXSecond did u mean god or good?

  18. By evilanagram on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    Moist von Lipwig isn’t the star of The Truth. William de Worde is. I’m pretty sure Moist hadn’t entered the series by the time The Truth came out. Still, it’s a great book.

  19. By rosethorne on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    Is there a Terry Pratchett book I need to start with or can I just read The Truth and go from there?

  20. By Johannasmirror on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    Eh, I wasn’t a huge ringworld fan. Dad loved it, though.

  21. By nadude4 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    Small Gods is the best Pratchett book I’ve read so far, and pretty much the best book I’ve ever read….. Fantastic parody of religion and everything it concerns

  22. By Annabellexxwalker on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    LES MISERABLES!!!!!!! BEST BOOK EVER! In my opinion.

  23. By SkySayzRawr on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    AMEN! Terry Pratchett is pretty much god. Yup.

  24. By MegaBacktalk on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    U should review Raven’s Gate by Anthony Horowitz or the two sequels I know of, Evil Star and Nightrise. Good books.

  25. By AmmoVisual on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    how can it be 4 min, if video is only 3:32???

  26. By iamemilyrosex on Jan 20, 2010 | Reply

    I need to read Hyperion now so i can know what it would do to me XD

  27. By L. Feld "lowkell" on Jan 20, 2010 | Reply

    8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great fun for bibliophiles, December 4, 1998
    By A Customer

    I must confess – I am an avid reader of the NY Times Book Review, and just about every other major book review I can get my hands on. So I jumped at the chance to read a compilation of reviews spanning the past century. And I have not been disappointed. This is probably not the type of book you want to sit down and read from cover to cover. Rather, it’s something to nibble from whenever you have a spare moment.

    With the NY Times having online reviews available from only 1980, I had never seen the vast majority of those included. Not only is it fun to see critics’ initial impressions of such favorites as One Hundred Years of Solitude and Portnoy’s Complaint (as well as the nexy review comparing The Godfather’s Michael Corleone to Alexander Portnoy), but the Oops! reviews and author interviews are also worthwhile.

    If you love books, and enjoy reading how others’ perceived them when they were first released, you can’t go wrong with Books of the Century.

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  28. By Anonymous on Jan 20, 2010 | Reply

    6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    If you like books and book reviews, you’ll love this!, August 20, 2001
    By 
    L. Feld “lowkell” (Arlington, VA) –
    (REAL NAME)
      

    If you like books (which I presume you do if you’re hanging out on the Amazon.com website :) ), and especially if you like book reviews (ditto!), you’re going to LOVE this book. Gleaned from a century of New York Times book reviews (plus interviews and letters to the editor), “Books of the Century” gives us the some of the best in 20th century literature, as seen through the eyes of some great reviewers (e.g., WH Auden on Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings”). I can’t decide which is more entertaining and edifying — reading a well-written review which really “nails” a book, or laughing over a ridiculous “panning” of what would turn out to be a great classic.

    My only MAJOR criticism of this book is that it includes almost NO science fiction whatsoever. Besides being one of my personal favorite genres of literature, there are just some great all-around WRITERS missing here: Philip K. Dick, Olaf Stapledon, Alfred Bester, HG Wells, and many more. I mean, I can understand that “Books of the Century” wasn’t thousands of pages long, and obviously couldn’t include EVERYTHING, but leaving out an entire GENRE of literature? I seriously question the editors’ judgment on this omission (and that’s why I give “Books of the Century” four stars instead of five)!

    Besides that problem, which can be solved by checking out David Pringle’s “The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction,” I strongly recommend “Books of the Century.” The New York Times Book Review section is a national treasure, and this is a select sampling of that treasure. An excellent book for a lazy summer afternoon…enjoy!

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  29. By Anonymous on Jan 20, 2010 | Reply

    4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    For All Bibliophiles!, January 31, 1999
    By A Customer

    Being in my early thirties, I have always felt somewhat ignorant about true classics and the great writers that always seem to be mentioned in current reviews and commentaries. This book will help other relatively young bibliophiles who were raised in the time of the prolific ?? Stephen King and romance queen Danielle Steele. Great literature is something that seems to be hidden from the masses, for whatever reason. BOOKS OF THE CENTURY gives readers a beginning, a start on their journeys to finding great reading and great writing that seems to be so lacking today.

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