Book Reviews
Book reviews:
- Summarize the plot
- Discuss the critical reception
- Analyze themes briefly
- Are short (few paragraphs to few pages)
- Are written near publication date
- Contain biographical details
- Show relationships to other works
- Discuss writing style
Books reviews are NOT literary criticism.
Examples:
Reviews of Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Currie, Edwina.“Basic Instinct.”New Statesman
- Lee, Matilda. “Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking.” Ecologist
- “Blink.” Psychology Today
Web resources:
- BookSpot Reviews
- Amazon.com
- H-Net Humanites & Social Science Reviews
- Yahoo! Book Reviews Directory
Help Guides:
Related Guides:
Databases:
Search with book title and author’s last name
Places to start:
- Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
- ProQuest Newstand
- Lexis/Nexis
- Reader’s Guide Retro
- Historical New York Times
