Reviewing A Book - A Detailed Outline

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Reviewing A Book - A Detailed Outline

The review should provide:

• A statement about the book's purpose
  
• Why was it written?
• What did the author hope to accomplish?

Details about the book's content

• What was the structure of the book?
• What were the main ideas?
• Discussion of the book's authority
• What were the author's strengths and thoroughness of coverage?
• How reliable were the sources used and how extensive is the footnoting?
• What are the author's background and qualifications?
• Was the book written with expertise? Bias? Or both?

Other elements of the book review

The reviewer should provide:

• An examination of the author's style, i.e. was it simple, logical, wordy, or technical?
• Was it suitably written for the general public, or for a specific audience?
• A critical summary of the book's format
• Was the size, binding, and print quality of the book suitable and appealing?
• Was they're an index, table of contents, photographs, illustrations, or bibliographies that were current, clear and helpful?
• Discussion of the significance of the work in the field
• How does this work compare to other significant works in the field (if any)?
• How does this book compare to others the author may have written?
• What is the impact of the book?
• Is further research needed?

For more about writing book reviews, please see our page Writing Book Reviews (Search for Book Reviews)

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