What is a Book Review and How Do I Write One?

A book review is a description and evaluation of a book, intended to recommend (or not recommend) the book to other readers.  It is NOT a summary.  There are many different ways to write a book review. 

Your review needs to include the following information:

• Title, author, plot, protagonist, and setting
• Explanation of the book’s impact on you (theme!) and recommendation of the book to other readers

What needs to go in your body paragraphs?

• Main characters
• Plot/conflict overview – without giving away surprises!

What else can go in the body paragraphs?

·         Setting

·         Theme

·         Interesting information about the author

·         Discussion of author’s purpose

·         Quotations from the book

·         Comments on narration style, tone, imagery…

Each of your blog posts should be at least 150 words, except for the poem.  I will begin grading the blogs on May 25th.