Book Reviews

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Book reviews is a popular tag because of the number of blogs that review books and the rise of so-called litblogs ("literary blogs").

Book reviews are an analysis of or commentary on a particular book or books or even a series of books. Book bloggers may review all genres or just specific ones, such as romance, science fiction or even graphic novels.

The popularity of book reviews also reflects changing times. Book reviews were long the almost exclusive province of weekly, biweekly or other periodic print publications. As book blogs increased, debate began about the value of blogs as a medium for and source of book reviews. Now, however, some stand-alone print book reviews are being downsized or shut down. The blogosphere may be the future for book reviews.

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  • Book Review – Makers


    The Global Sociology BlogAuthority Authority: 137
    Cory Doctorow ’s Makers has a lot in common with the previous books I have read from him and the themes developed throughout the stories are also familiar to many regular Doctorow readers. As in previous novels, Doctorow locates his story in a futuristic United States / Western hemisphere where capitalism as we ...
    2 hours ago
  • Book Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman


    The Book SmugglersAuthority Authority: 568
    Title: The Magicians Author: Lev Grossman Genre: Fantasy Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd (UK) / Viking (US) Publishing Date: May 2009 / August 2009 Paperback/ Hardcover: 416 pages Stand Alone or series: Stand alone with rumours of a sequel Why did I read the book: I have wanted to read ...
    3 hours ago
  • Simon A’s Review: The Rats and the Ruling Sea, by Robert V.S. Redick


    BookgeeksAuthority Authority: 467
    All hands on deck for Robert Redick’s excellent follow-up to his debut, The Red Wolf Conspiracy . The setting remains the IMS Chathrand, a truly mamoth sailing ship whose purported mission, to delivery the Treaty Bride to her wedding and thus cement the peace between two rival empires, is merely a cover for the ...
    4 hours ago
  • Darwin, Creation and the Fall: chapter 6


    An accidental blogAuthority Authority: 126
    Irenaeus on the Fall and original sin  A. N. S. Lane I wasnt too familiar with Iranaeuss (c. 115-221AD) view of the fall so this chapter was a welcome addition. Lane is keen to defend the Irenaeuss view against a number of recent commentators who seem to have misread/used Irenaeus. These include the Dominican ...
    5 hours ago
  • Review of AMERICA LIBRE, by Raul Ramos y Sanchez


    The Dark Phantom ReviewAuthority Authority: 110
    America Libre By Raul Ramos y Sanchez Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 978-0446507752 Copyright August 2009 General Fiction Dramatic and thought-provoking, America Libre is an ambitious novel. The story is set in Los Angeles in the near future and begins with our protagonist, ex-army soldier Manolo Suarez, as he is ...
    6 hours ago
  • Christa Faust, “Money Shot”


    avidbookreaderAuthority Authority: 118
    M oney Shot by Christa Faust (Hard Case Crime 2008). Ex-porn star, Angel Dare is having a really bad day. She arrives at a phony shoot and finds herself beat up, shot at and then left for dead in the trunk of a car. To make matters worse, she doesn’t even know what the hell’s going on when she later learns that ...
    6 hours ago
  • Not Written in Lipstick – Sarah Dunn’s Novel ‘Secrets to Happiness’


    One-Minute Book ReviewsAuthority Authority: 470
    A search-and-rescue mission for single New Yorkers and their dogs Secrets to Happiness: A Novel. By Sarah Dunn. Little, Brown, 277 pp., $23.99. By Janice Harayda Sarah Dunn is that rarity among comic novelists — a moralist in the best sense of the word. She doesn’t preach or lecture. But her heroines have a ...
    8 hours ago
  • What Are Penny Stocks?


    B2B MarkeplaceAuthority Authority: 490
    So what are penny stocks anyway? You might hear talk about investors making a killing in hot penny stocks, or someone else losing their shirt, so to speak. With so much changing in the stock market since the recent crash in 2008 and the resulting recession, people are looking for ways to more wisely invest their ...
    9 hours ago
  • Hooray for herpetologists.


    Rock Paper LizardAuthority Authority: 129
    Review of Snakebit : Confessions of a Herpetologist by Leslie Anthony. 2009 Greystone Books, Vancouver. 292 +xii pp. ISBN: 9781553652366 Disclosure: Leslie Anthony is a long-time friend. Once, on layover in London, we walked from St. Paul’s Cathedral back to Victoria Station where our stuff was stashed. ...
    10 hours ago
  • Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry


    Book CalendarAuthority Authority: 129
    Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry William Patry focuses on the history of copyright as it pertains to innovation. The copyright wars refers to the dispute between the music corporations and other large corporations and individuals who use digital content. It is the continuing controversy ...
    10 hours ago
  • Review: The Making of Mary Magdalen


    Women of HistoryAuthority Authority: 141
    From the Blog - Theophilogue comes this review of "The Making of Mary Magdalen in Medieval Legends" by Katherine L. Jansen: The following is a book review of Katherine L. Jansen’s renown scholarly contribution to medieval studies that focuses on how so many legends developed during the Medieval period ...
    10 hours ago
  • Brennan Manning’s Patched Together


    Thinking Out LoudAuthority Authority: 129
    First, a confession.   I have not read Brennan Manning’s signature title, Ragamuffin Gospel. So I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I was sent a copy of Patched Together: A Story of My Story releasing in February by David C. Cook. Second, another confession.  I tend to associate Cook with ...
    13 hours ago
  • REVIEW: Power Play by Nancy Warren


    Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and CommentaryAuthority Authority: 141
    Dear Ms. Warren: Emily Saunders was in Elk Crossing for “a wedding she didn’t want to attend with far too many of her family and friends asking nosy questions about her own continuing single status” when her hotel becomes infested with bed bugs. Another traveler at the hotel is Jonah Betts playing in his Old ...
    13 hours ago
  • Thursday Evening Book Review


    Author ScoopAuthority Authority: 144
    From the GAME CHANGERS series, God’s team gets its due in THE GREATEST PLAYS IN DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL HISTORY . With tacit review endorsement, The New York Times presents its lists of 100 Notable Books of 2009 . The University of Utah radio has an audio review of Penelope Lively’s, FAMILY ALBUM . LITTLE ...
    14 hours ago
  • Green Lantern #48 – Review


    Weekly Comic Book ReviewAuthority Authority: 436
    By Geoff Johns (writer), Doug Mahnke (artist) The Story: The delegates of each lantern corps finally come together on Okaara.  As they all work through their differences in order to confront the Black Lanterns, secrets of Atrocitus’ past come to light.  (Get it?  “Light”? No?  Fine, forget it.) ...
    14 hours ago
  • Uncanny X-Men #517 – Review


    Weekly Comic Book ReviewAuthority Authority: 436
    by Matt Fraction (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: The X-Men attempt to stave off the Predator X attack. What’s Good: This is an action comic, pure and simple and in that capacity, it delivers; it’s big, bloody, and explosive. ...
    16 hours ago
  • What You Should Have To Get Small Business Grant


    B2B MarkeplaceAuthority Authority: 490
    Small business grants is a swell chance for you if you are dreaming about your own small business day by day during years! Small business grants give you a chance to gather money with your small business! Small business is the most popular dealing not only in the United States of America but all over the world. ...
    17 hours ago
  • Top 10 Books


    The Hindu - Property Plus - ChennaiAuthority Authority: 201
    Bharatiya Behugara Pakistanadalli by Mohanm Lal Bhaskar, translated by D.N. Srinath, Soumya Prakashana, Rs. 90 The Last Lecture by Randy Pash, translated by S. Umesh, Dhatri Prakashana, Rs. 100 Mahammad Ali Jinna by Pratap Simha, ...
    18 hours ago
  • Humanism, in the lyrical mode


    The Hindu - Property Plus - ChennaiAuthority Authority: 201
    From poetry to politics — some interesting reads in Kannada
    18 hours ago
  • Deciding On A Franchise Can Be An Overwhelming Prospect But By Breaking It Down Into Stages A Good Decision Can Be Reached


    B2B MarkeplaceAuthority Authority: 490
    First of all it is logical to be clear about just what a Franchise Opportunity provides you at it’s best. It enables you to run your own business in a specific sector to a tried and tested business model provided to you by the Franchisor. It should allow a reasonable profit to be made and give you flexibility in ...
    21 hours ago

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