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1、HowtoWriteaBookReviewTherearetwoapproachestowritebookreview.:thedescriptiveandthecritical.Adescriptivereviewisoneinwhichthewriter,withoutover-enthusiasmorexaggeration,givestheessentialinformationaboutabook.Thisisdonebydescriptionandexposition,bystatingtheperceivedaimsandpurposesoftheauthor,a
2、ndbyquotingstrikingpassagesfromthetext.Acriticalreviewisoneinwhichthewriterdescribesandevaluatesthebook,intermsofacceptedliteraryandhistoricalstandards,andsupportsthisevaluationwithevidencefromthetext.Thefollowingpointersaremeanttobesuggestionsforwritingacriticalreview.BasicRequirementsSimpl
3、ystated,thereviewermustknowtwothingsinordertowriteacriticalreview:·theworkbeingreviewedand·therequirementsofthegenre类型towhichtheworkbelongs(novel,shortstory,biography,poetry,etc.).1.Knowledgeoftheworkdemandsnotonlyanattempttounderstandwhattheauthor'spurposeisandhowthecomponentpartsoftheworkc
4、ontributetothatpurpose,butalsosomeknowledgeoftheauthor--his/hernationality,timeperiod,otherworksetc.2.Knowledgeofthegenremeansunderstandingtheartformandhowitfunctions.Withoutsuchunderstanding,thereviewerhasnohistoricalorliterarystandarduponwhichtobasehis/herevaluation.MinimumEssentialsofaBoo
5、kReview1.Description,notasummary,ofthebook.Sufficientdescriptionshouldbegivensothatthereader,ashereadsthereview,willhavesomeunderstandingoftheauthor'sthoughts.Thisaccountofthecontentsofabookcanoftenbewoven编排intothecriticalremarks.2.Somethingabout,notabiographyof,theauthor.Biographicalinforma
6、tionshouldberelevanttothesubjectofthereviewandenhancethereader'sunderstandingoftheworkunderdiscussion.1.Anappraisal,preferablyindirect,throughdescriptionandexpositionandbasedontheaimsandpurposesoftheauthor.Whileacriticalreviewisastatementofopinion,itmustbeaconsideredjudgementincluding:oastat
7、ementofthereviewer'sunderstandingoftheauthor'spurposeohowwellthereviewerfeelstheauthor'spurposehasbeenachievedoevidencetosupportthereviewer'sjudgementoftheauthor'achievement.Preliminary最初MechanicalSteps1.Readthebookwithcare.2.Noteeffectivepassagesf
