THE BOOK REVIEW

     

The Book Review

  How to write the book review? It is very confusing question among teachers and students.
Review a book means, it is a type of research. Research requires critical,analytical, evaluation and judgement. It is a part of composition skill. To compose poem, fiction, short -story, play etc. require treasure of vocabulary.
         Writing a
book review isn't just about summarizing. It's the opportunity to present a critical discussion of the book. For that a reviewer needs a accurate analytical reading with personal touch as well as reactions and arguments of unique perspective.
           Review is a critical evaluation of text, event and object etc.
            It is commentary not summary. Here we have to comment on the writing of the writer not to make the summary. Because of review and summary are completely different from each other. In reviewing a book, we make addition of our comments, on the contrary, while writing a summary, we just point out the gist of ......
             Reviews must be brief in newspapers and academic journals in about 1000 words.

In review,                                                             1)Introduction is the most important element to          catch the attention of the readers.
2)you should not add quotation marks of your own.
3) don't give ending remarks.
4)review is balanced. Share your honest opinions. It should be no more or no less.

Review is about the book not about the author. Therefore only focus on the writing, treatment of topic, on the characters, on the storyline, on the research and on the facts.
Reviewers job is to share opinions of the book. Don't go beyond it.

Focus on the writer's craft what style of language and vocabulary he or she has used.

Never say I loved the book or I hated it. Give reasons why do you love or hate it. Express yourself.

Title is the significant aspect of review. In title include author's name as well as title your piece of review as long as it refers in some way to the book. Hence, audience can realize it easily what they are reading about?
 
Try to explore the issues the book raises and provide your reactions to it. Assessed the book honestly.

-Give brief outline of the plot.
-Mention the genre.( Means form of the book )
-Compare the reviewed book with other books of the same writer.
-Discuss the characters. Especially protagonist   and antagonist.