logical and supported. Below is the Purdue OWL explanation of a well written book review. All colleges use Purdue OWL as their writing guide for students. PAY ATTENTION TO THIS SITE!!!! Writing a Book Review from Purdue OWL Summary: This resource discusses book reviews and how to write them. Contributors:Allen Brizee 2016-01-13 10:37:33 Last Edited: Book reviews typically evaluate recently-written works. They offer a brief description of the and often provide a short appraisal of the strengths and text’s key points weaknesses of the work. Readers sometimes confuse book reviews with book reports, but the two are not identical. Book reports commonly describe what happens in a work; their focus is primarily on giving an account of the major plot, characters, and/or main idea of the work. Most often, book reports are a K-12 assignment and range from 250 to 500 words. If you are looking to write a book report, please see the OWL resource, Writing a Book Report. By contrast, book reviews are most often a college assignment, but they also appear in many professional works: magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. They typically range from 500-750 words, but may be longer or shorter. A book review gives readers a sneak peek at what a book is like, whether or not the reviewer enjoyed it, and details on purchasing the book. Before You Read Before you begin to read, consider the elements you will need to included in your review. The following items may help: Author: Who is the author? What else has s/he written? Has this author won any awards? What is the author’s typical style? What type of book is this: fiction, nonfiction, romance, poetry, youth Genre: fiction, etc.? Who is the intended audience for this work? What is the purpose of the work? Title: Where does the title fit in? How is it applied in the work? Does it adequately encapsulate the message of the text? Is it interesting? Uninteresting? Preface/Introduction/Table of Contents: Does the author provide any revealing information about the text in the preface/introduction? Does a “guest author” provide the introduction? What judgments or preconceptions do the author and/or provide? How is the book arranged: sections, chapters? “guest author”
logical and supported. Below is the Purdue OWL explanation of a well written book review. All colleges use Purdue OWL as their writing guide for students. PAY ATTENTION TO THIS SITE!!!! Writing a Book Review from Purdue OWL Summary: This resource discusses book reviews and how to write them. Contributors:Allen Brizee Last Edited: 2016-01-13 10:37:33 Book reviews typically evaluate recently-written works. They offer a brief description of the text’s key points and often provide a short appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the work. Readers sometimes confuse book reviews with book reports, but the two are not identical. Book reports commonly describe what happens in a work; their focus is primarily on giving an account of the major plot, characters, and/or main idea of the work. Most often, book reports are a K-12 assignment and range from 250 to 500 words. If you are looking to write a book report, please see the OWL resource, Writing a Book Report. By contrast, book reviews are most often a college assignment, but they also appear in many professional works: magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. They typically range from 500-750 words, but may be longer or shorter. A book review gives readers a sneak peek at what a book is like, whether or not the reviewer enjoyed it, and details on purchasing the book. Before You Read Before you begin to read, consider the elements you will need to included in your review. The following items may help: Author: Who is the author? What else has s/he written? Has this author won any awards? What is the author’s typical style? Genre: What type of book is this: fiction, nonfiction, romance, poetry, youth fiction, etc.? Who is the intended audience for this work? What is the purpose of the work? Title: Where does the title fit in? How is it applied in the work? Does it adequately encapsulate the message of the text? Is it interesting? Uninteresting? Preface/Introduction/Table of Contents: Does the author provide any revealing information about the text in the preface/introduction? Does a “guest author” provide the introduction? What judgments or preconceptions do the author and/or “guest author” provide? How is the book arranged: sections, chapters?
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