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An academic book review provides the main ideas, and since published book reviews typically have a limited word count, the summary should remain brief. Analysis and Significance. Compare the book and its argument with the other literature on the topic. Discuss its contribution to past and current research and literature.
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This handout will focus on book reviews. Above all, a review makes an argument. The most important element of a review is that it is a commentary, not merely a summary. It allows you to enter into dialogue and discussion with the work’s creator and with other audiences.
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294pp. ISBN 0646499106. NZ$34. Behind Closed Doors is an inside look at what goes on behind the doors of the Exclusive Brethren. The book answers the question of what it is like to be a member of a select group who believe they are chosen to maintain the only pure path of Christianity. The author, Ngaire Thomas, was born into the church in the ...
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How to Write a Critical Book Review. A book review is more than a book report or summary of a book’s contents. A review is a critical essay evaluating the merits of an academic work. Its purpose is not to prove that you read the book—which is understood as a given—but to show that you can think critically about what you’ve read.
Jun 16, 2018 · review should be educational, attractive and opinionated. 11. Ideally, a book review should be written by an expert but anyone. else who has some basic core knowledge of the subject, which. the ...
Summary. The purpose of a critical book review is only minimally to provide a summary of the. book. You may assume that the professor and the grader know the contents of the book; therefore, the summary should be limited to one page (approximately 23 lines of typed text). Your goal is to provide a succinct summary that (1) provides evidence ...
Identify the book by author, title, and sometimes publishing information. Specify the type of book (for example, fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography). Help your readers to review with perspective. Mention the book's theme. Include background if necessary to enable reader(s) to place the book into a specific context.
