What is a book review ?
Before discuss the books review we should discuss about Summarize , summarize means giving briefly information on the events of a particular text .A reviewer describe, analysis and evaluate the events of the text book . BOOK REVIEW convey an opinion at the reviewer supported with evidence from the text book .
Stages of book review :-
Book review have three stages
1)PRE REVIEW STAGE
2) WHILE REVIEW STAGE
3) AFTER REVIEW STAGE
1)PRE REVIEW STAGE
IN pre review stage extensive reading is must.
Before reviewing a book we should focus such thing,
i)cover page
ii) About the author
iii) Preface , introduction
iv) contents
v) Chronology
2) WHILE REVIEW STAGE
In while review stage intensive reading is must .
And we should focus about :-
a)Plot / Theme/ Idea of the story
b) character
c) Purpose of the story
*Why the book is ?
*Agreement with the author's view
d) content
*Types of book
Descriptive
Narrative
Exposition
e) Authority
*Authour's ideas
*Are the key word/terms /concepts well defined ?
*Is there consistency of ideas inside?
*How well are the ideas developed ?
* Areas / sources covered
* Society
*Nature
*Imagination
*Life
f) Climax
Appreciate climax of the book
g) Authour's back ground
*What is Authour's nationality ?
*Now is s/he influence the society ?
*How are the Authour's Early formative experience ?
*What was his academic Training ?
3) AFTER REVIEW STAGE
i) Beginning
ii)begin with a possitive remark
iii) Development
iv) Description
v) Evaluation
vi) Explanation
vii) Conclusion:- strength/weakness
POINT TO REVIEWING A BOOK
There are some important point ,in which the book review based .
a) Introduction
b) Authour
c)Main character
d) Plot / Theme
e) where the characters appropriate
f)was the plot appropriate
g)Role of the characters in story
h) problem/adventure of the characters
i) my favorite character and why ?
j)My personal experiences
K)my opinion
Liking of the book
Strength/ weakness of the book
Parts of book i like
Part of book i didn't like
l) Modifications i could make
m) My recommendation
Recommendation to another person
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