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A review is a critical evaluation of a text, event, object, or phenomenon. This
A review is a critical evaluation of a text, event, object, or phenomenon. This writing genre is not simply a summary, but performs (either implicitly or explicitly) an argument: is this work of social, cultural, historical value? Do you agree or disagree with the author’s purpose in writing the novel? What are this novel’s attributes or shortcomings? (These are just a few sample questions.)
To prepare for this assignment, consider performing some research and reading some published book reviews of our novels (additionally, I have included book reviews in optional readings during the semester). You’ll notice that book reviews vary greatly in tone, context, and other rhetorical choices. You, specifically, will be writing your book review for the Mary Couts Burnett Library and therefore your audience is your compatriots in higher education. However, that does not mean your own review will not vary in tone from those of your peers: you can choose a more formal, academic tone to fit the higher academia setting or a more informal, conversational tone to engage with peers on a more personal level. Either tone is acceptable and welcome.
UNC at Chapel Hill offers a great “how-to” guide for writing book reviews, which you can find here. TCU’s Center for Writing also has a handout on book and film reviews, which is available here.
Choose one of the novels we have read this semester and compose a book review for the Mary Couts Burnett Library. Your review should have a central controlling idea (i.e. a thesis statement), well-organized paragraphs, and an original title. Your review should be 1000-1500 words in length, not including the Works Cited page.
Here are your options to choose from:
– “A” is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
– Inner City Blues by Paula L. Woods
– Murder by the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon
– Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
– Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
While additional outside sources are not a requirement for this essay, you should consider including those sources if/when necessary. You will need to quote often from the investigator’s source text, and therefore do not forget to include it in your Works Cited page.
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