"I certainly never write a review about a book I don't think worth reviewing, a flat-out bad book, unless it's an enormously fashionable bad book." --
says, John Gardner in Conversations with John Gardner
Quoted from 'Dictionary of Library and Information Science Quotations'     Edited by Mohamed Taher & L S Ramaiah. ISBN: 8185689423 (New Delhi , Aditya, 1994) p.150. Available @ Amazon.com

Saturday, February 09, 2013

Book Review Template -- Avoid the scams, bad business practices, etc.

 Need a review: Ask me, don't ask Google

SAMPLE:

Author: Mohamed Taher
ISBN: 0986610607
Publisher: Akbani Informatics
Year: 2010
Genre/Category: Social Science
Format: ONE (descriptive) Author:
Title:
ISBN:
Publisher:
Year:
Genre/Category:
Rating: 1 star = Best (Awesome); 2 stars = OK (neutral, neither good nor bad); 3 stars = WORST (Awful)
Summary:

  • This is about (purpose, scope and limitations)
  • The best part is (content / style / design / user friendly)
  • I recommend / do not recommend (explain why)

  • Format: TWO (Annotated / Critical / Analytical) Author:
    Title:
    ISBN:
    Publisher:
    Year:
    Genre/Category (pick one: Miscellany, Literature, Biography, History, Entertainment, Social Science, Science, Technology, Religion, Philosophy, Arts, Language):
    Rating:
    Summary with annotation:
    CELEBRITY FACET (charisma):
    Going Clear (e.g., this is a mover and shaker):
    Beyond Belief (e.g., this is really amazing):
    OBJECTIVITY (BIAS/SCOPE):
    Going Clear (e.g., the author tends to lean towards...):
    Beyond Belief (e.g, ideally speaking this is creative visualization):
    RECOMMEND :
    I recommend / I do not (explain why)
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