Book Review

Book Review

panel of book reviewers, usually specialists

 Every newspaper has a
on the subjects, to do book reviewing for their book review
feature.

 The most important qualification of a book reviewer is

knowledge on the subject and general ability to assess the utility
of the book from the reader’s point of view.

 The reviewer conveys the comments about the book in a readable and
acceptable manner. A small review of a book is generally of three
to five paragraphs.
Book review

The review process usually starts with the

I. Name of the book

II.Name of the publisher

III.Number of pages

IV.Price.
How to review a Book
Following tips about book reviewing are important
 
I. A brief description of the objectives of the book

II.Something about the author if the work involves original research or

the author has a standing and status

III.A brief account of what the book tries to highlight

IV.A comparison of the book with other important books in the

same field

V. An appraisal preferably indirect through description and

exposition in terms of the aims and purposes of the author
 The book reviewer’s function is to tell the readers briefly and
readably whether book is worth reading or not and if so, why.

 He must take an unbiased view and guide the readers about the
utility or otherwise of the book.
 

 An ideal reviewer should convey to its readers a sense of what the

book is about, its plot, characters, whether or not the author has
accomplished what he intended to and some evaluation based
upon the reviewer’s standard of writing, taste and experience.
 The reviewer’s task is to give the reader enough information to
enable him to decide whether or not he wants to read the volume
under discussion.

 By reading the review thereader should get to know what the

book is about, what is new or innovating in it, what is the quality
of the writing and such other details.

 One important task of thebook reviewer is to bring out the main

points of the book in a few sentences and apprise the readers of
what the author has tried to say and bring out