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=How To Write a Book Review=

Step 1: Read the book!
Read the work carefully so that you can write a detailed and informed book review.

Step 2: Form an Opinion
After you read the book, formulate a specific opinion in one sentence. Your job as book reviewer is to give an opinion of the book. Ultimately, this may come down to a "thumbs up" or "three stars out of five." But you want to have a specific thesis to drive your critique.

Step 3: Create a good lead
You want your reader to be interested in what you have to say.

Step 4: Include detailed publication information
A good book review always includes the title of the book, the author's name, and the publisher. It may also include the date of publication, the price, and where the book can be obtained.

Step 5: Include an introduction to the novel
The reviewer should include an introduction to the plot, a description of the characters, and an outline of the characters' motivations that provide the basis of the story.

Step 6: Back up Your Opinion With Facts
Your review should identify any outstanding elements such as quality of writing, fast action, exotic settings, or unusual twists in the plot. Be prepare to back up your main opinion with specifics.

Step 7: Don't Spoil the Ending
The goal of a great book review is to entice someone to want to read the book. It needs to be detailed, but it should never reveal the climax of the plot.

Step 8: Be interesting.
Just because this is a book review doesn't mean it's got to be dull. From lead to ending paragraph, make the review engaging, using metaphors, analogy, specific adjectives and adverbs to create the images you're looking for, but also be concise.

Step 9: Be honest in your appraisal.
Your reader and the work you're critiquing both deserve an honest opinion.