Transcription of 8 EVALUATING THE BOOK AS A WHOLE: THE BOOK REVIEW
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8 EVALUATING THE BOOK AS A WHOLE: THE BOOK REVIEW
127 8 EVALUATING THE book AS A WHOLE: THE book REVIEW book REVIEW tells not only what is in a book but also what a book attempts to achieve and how it can be used. To discuss the uses of a book , you must explore your own reactions, for these reactions reveal how you have responded to the book . Thus, in writing a REVIEW , you combine the skills of describing what is on the page, analyzing how the book tries to achieve its purpose, and expressing your own reactions. The nature and length of the REVIEW depend on the book , the purpose of the REVIEW , and the anticipated audience. The shorter the REVIEW , the more succinctly you must present your judgments. By writing reviews, you will develop your critical skills as a reader and researcher, and you will be mastering evaluative writing, which you will find useful in many situations beyond the book REVIEW itself.
to the book's main ideas, what you thought of those ideas, and how you relate the book and your thoughts to the course. In some courses, you may be assigned descriptive reports of books (or occasionally, documentary films) to determine whether you have read attentively and can restate what you learned.
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