Review: Show your work - the process is as important as the result
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
"Again, the basics of book reviewing are nothing more than answering three questions:1. What did you like or dislike?2. Why did you rate the book the way you did?3. Who do you recommend the book for?"Sounds simple enough. Thomas Jerome Baker's common sense guide to writing fair and unbiased book reviews utilizes Amazon's guidelines in conjunction with supporting your review with evidence to produce a review (positive or negative) that will be helpful to others considering the product.It's often easy to say "I liked this book" or "I didn't like this book." Mr. Baker points out that we are all colored by our personal experiences and that for our reviews to be meaningful, we need to offer evidence to support our positions. It's this evidence that others can then evaluate when making their decision about whether or not to read the work.This book was well-written and edited. The language was easy to understand and follow and each point was illustrated with examples of actual reviews (both positive - 5 stars and negative - 1 stars). I found this approach to be very helpful and hope to incorporate many of Mr. Baker's suggestions in my own future reviews.I gave this book 5 stars because I found it to be useful. I believe reviews are an important part of Amazon and any other site that sells books, products, etc. Reviews are often what help me to decide whether or not I'm going to pass on a product or pull the trigger.I recommend this book to anyone who leaves reviews for products or who relies on reviews as part of their buying process. I was not disappointed.A quick read with information that I found to be very valuable. 5 well-earned stars!I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.