About This Guide Book reviews are descriptive evaluations that
usually appear in magazines, journals, or newspapers soon after
or up to a few years after a book's publication. A book review
is an evaluation of a book, but it should not be confused with
literary criticism. A book review discusses the contents of a
book; literary criticism examines aspects of a literary work
such as themes, symbolism, or characterization. Book reviews may
be found in a number of places depending upon the subject matter
of the book. Reviews of books for the general reader, or popular
books, may be found in sources which index general interest
periodicals, while reviews of books written on specific subjects
may be found in sources which indicate more scholarly, or
research, publications. > It is useful when looking for book
reviews to know: • The author's (or editor's) full name. • The
book's complete title. • The publication year of the book.
Determine the publication date (or copyright date) of the book's
first edition and any