Reading and Writing Portfolio 4 A book review @ Read these reviews quickly. What connects the two books? | They are both: 2) written by journalists.) based on true stories reading:literatu Cameron Crowe was once a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone - the famous ‘American music magazine. He uses his ‘experiences in his novel Almost Famous (Faber and Faber, £6.99). The main character is William Miller, 2 15-year-old kid who is hired by Roling Stone magazine to go on tour with an unknown band, Stillwater. Their adventures take place all over the USA as William learns about life and love. Crowe's writing is both interesting and believable. The book also includes an interview with Cameron Crowe about his adventurous life and he explains some of the more confusing parts of the story. You will not be disappointed by this book. The ending is thoughtful and emotional and I'm going to remember it for a long time. © Read the reviews again and choose the best answer. 1 Cameron Crowe @ was a journalist. ®) was in a band. ) owned a magazine 2 William goes on tour with 2} a famous group. ») The Rolling Stones. ) a new group. 3. The reviewer of Almost Famous particularly liked «) the end of the story. ) the interview with Cameron Crowe ) the tile Reading book reviews | Writing book reviews: organisation, useful phrases | Review character adjectives: verb forms «) about real people. . ——— REVIEWS In 1915 Henry James, the famous author, was seriously ill in his home in London. He was waiting to die. And this is where David Lodge's historical novel Author! Author! (Secker & Warburg, £6.99) begins. Lodge tells the story of Henry James’ successes and failures in his novels and plays from Portrait of a Lady (recently a film with Nicole Kidman) to his disaster of a play Guy Domville And Author! Author! would make an interesting historical film. The title itself is fantastic and refers to what audiences used to shout if they liked a play. Lodge's novel is a sensitive story of an author who was never confident of his talent. And Henry James will get many more fans from people who read this book, I'm going to take a couple of his novels on holiday myself 4 Henry James wrote 2) Author! Author! ®) Portrait of a Lady )_ a book about Nicole Kidman 5 The reviewer thinks Author! Author! 2) isa good play ) should be made into a film, ) has a strange title 6 On holiday the reviewer is going to read 2) Author! Author! again. ») some more David Lodge books. «) some more Henry James books.