How to Write A Book Review
Writing a Book Review
Writing a book review is a bit more complex than writing just a book report. A book review must overview the book, include a critique of the book and conclude with your own personal insights as to the value of the book. Lets look at each individual element of a book review in depth, beginning with the overview of the book.
The overview of the book in a book review should be a brief one paragraph summary of the plot/topic of the book and the author’s goal in writing the book or the author’s thesis. This should include the title of the book, author’s name and any other important publication data. No personal opinion or critique of the book should be made. An example of the beginning of the overview section of a book review is this: Stephanie Meyer’s book Twilight was published in 2008 and is currently one of the hottest books in the New York Times List of Bestsellers. Keep in mind that the overview of the book section should only be approximately 1 paragraph long.
The actual review of the book should follow the overview section. The review of the book must include a critical evaluation of the style of writing, the author’s thesis and whether or not the author was effective in conveying the book’s thesis. This section should be the meat of the paper and every element should be looked at in depth with clear examples and quotations from the book.
Finally, a good book review will end with your own critique of the book. In this section, you should ascertain whether or not you feel the book was worth reading and if the author’s thesis was correct, incorrect or not clearly proven. You may also comment on the style of writing and the way in which you feel the book could be useful or interesting to others.
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