Guide to Writing SERIOUSLY Good Book ReviewSunday, November 19, 2006
I have started noticing that there has been renewed interest in reading novels during the holidays. So why not post a book review and share with your friends?
This simple blog entry points out the various guidelines that separate a good book review from a inferior one.
BOOK REVIEW POINTERS:
[1] Include a physical description of the book.
[2] Give introduction about the author
[3] Summarise the key content of the book.
[4] Forecast/Highlight a point that you want your reader to take notice.
[5] Relevance of the plot/characters.
[6] The lessons learnt from this book.
[7] Bring forth a important message.
BOOK REVIEW SAMPLE by astuka:
The book review that I'm writing on is titled "The Cheat". It is in hard cover and there are only limited copies in the world. This book uses recycled paper, that is friendly to the environment and has dimensions of 20.2cm by 13.5cm, with a thickness of 3.05cm(measured by vernier caliper.) [1] The author of this book is an eccentric odd man, Gusav, who primarily writes about social ills, as well as youth issues. [2] Gusav is not very popular yet, and therefore a search on Google would most probably yield irrelevant result. Moreover, after dismal sales record, Gusav has been declared bankrupt after being sued by the publisher, Penguin, and is currently serving time in jail.
"The Cheat" is about an intelligent boy,Brian, in junior high, who hate reading novels. He feel that time wasted on reading books would be better spent on watching pulsating derby matches in EPL or playing professional poker while sponsered 10m by the British Government. However the plot gets a twist when the main character was tasked with an assignment of writing a book review for his beautiful girlfriend. Seeking to impress her, Brian stumbled upon a interesting book, which writes about a guy,Seth, who came up with a plot to fake his teacher. Seth made up a book from the thin air and smoked his way through the entire assignment. Interestingly, the teacher was deceived the realism of Seth's potrayal and gave him an A for his fantastic efforts. [4] Inspired by Seth, Brian did the same, hoping that he would get the same result. [3]
I can relate myself to Brian, because of my similar take on reading and therefore understand Brian's pains and struggles to read a book. I can also understand the sacrifice of desperate individuals, as well as the luring temptation to embark on this sinful path of cheating your teacher. [5] This book teaches us to have integrity and to uphold our moral values when doing a book review, and I would definitely recommend this book to any avid reader. [6]
According to a survey by NUS, if youths and adults pick up interest in reading books, there would be 56% decrease in crime rates in Singapore. [7]
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That's your book review! =)
