Complex sentence: The "Phoenix New Times" characterized its style as tending towards a positive tone, and compared it to a Wikipedia entry; the "Minneapolis Star-Tribune" criticized the book for being predictable.
Split into simpler sentences: The "Phoenix New Times" published a review of the book which characterized its style as tending towards a positive tone, and compared it to a Wikipedia entry. A reviewer for the "Minneapolis Star-Tribune" criticized the book for being predictable.