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A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. [ 1 ] A book review may be a primary source , an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. [ 2 ]
Review of Books' may refer to: Caribbean Review of Books; Claremont Review of Books; Jewish Review of Books; London Review of Books; Los Angeles Review of Books;
For some genres, you can find more specialized reviews, for example in mystery writer or science fiction magazines. Be aware that a book publisher or author may have paid for a review. When using reviews, don't merely emphasize praise, but look for more complex reflections.
The New York Times Book Review (NYTBR) is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. [ 2 ]
The New York Review was founded by Robert B. Silvers and Barbara Epstein, together with publisher A. Whitney Ellsworth [5] and writer Elizabeth Hardwick.They were backed and encouraged by Epstein's husband, Jason Epstein, a vice president at Random House and editor of Vintage Books, and Hardwick's husband, poet Robert Lowell.
Book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. Book Review may refer to: The Book Review (India)
Book Review Index is an index of book reviews and literary criticism, found in leading academic, popular, and professional periodicals. It has been published since 1965.
[7] He goes on to outline the elements of a lucid, varied, pointed prose style; to warn of perils (the book is an anthology of weeds as well as flowers); and to explore different methods of planning, composition and revision. Passages quoted for analysis are in a range of styles, taken from letters, essays, criticism, biography, history, novels ...