Review: Even after writing book reviews for more than 10 years, I found this book to be great advice. Great bargain.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2014
I'm going to make some assumptions about you, dear reader.You love to read books and share your experiences with people as curious about the world we live in. Your dilemma, however, is that not many friends or colleagues are interested in what you read.Therefore, you've probably posted a few reviews on Amazon, Audible, Goodreads or even on your own blog. However, after writing a few, you are wondering, "Am I doing this right?"Don't feel alone. This is a common question by many of us. Rebecca Graf has clearly, intelligently, and in just 73 pages, provided a good deal of information that is useful for reviewers of fiction or nonfiction.I bought my copy through Amazon to read using a Kindle app on my Apple Mini iPad. I read the book in just a few hours today. In part, this reflects my experience as a reviewer, but it also results from how Ms Graf has succinctly framed her discussion - a valuable lesson for any budding nonfiction writer.I found a fair degree of duplication in terms of posting opinions and on not making the review a personal attack, but I felt such repetition was intentional to insure the points stayed with the reader. Looking over some of my early reviews, or at least reflecting back on how I stated my opinions, I wish I'd read How to Write a Book Review long ago.I found especially usefull her suggestion to keep a notepad close at hand to note, systematically such things as plot; language; format; spelling; characters and so forth.Probably this is the only book readers will need to guide them to becoming a consistent, reliable reviewer of books. At any rate, it is sure to be a top seller and well worth the $3.99 Amazon charges for How to Wrte a Book Review by Rebecca Graf, for this is an incredible bargain.