Book Reviews

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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Book Reviews”

• Jennifer Bissonnette

  
  International Edubloggers Directory — Authority: 125
  Jennifer Bissonnette, USA, Middle Grades, 4-8, Language Arts I’m a middle school teacher who loves to read and teach reading. Currently, I teach 6th grade Language Arts in Boise, Idaho. Before that, I taught 1st and 3rd grades at a public arts magnet school in Chattanooga, TN. I’ve also had the honor of ...
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• Tommie Smith’s 11 Concurrent World Records

  
  SpeedEndurance.com — Authority: 123
  I re-read Tommie Smith’s autobiography Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting) and he mentions in Chapter 2 FOUR times that he held 11 World Records concurrently.  The "11 World Records" are also mentioned on his Bio on the inside of the back cover. But nowhere in the book does it list ...
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• Brief review: Kyung Ran Jo: Tongue

  
  London Korean Links — Authority: 131
  Kyung Ran Jo: Tongue Tr Chi-young Kim Korean version 2007 English version Bloomsbury 2009 A lightweight and enjoyable book set among the foodies and fashionistas of Kangnam. A talented young cook is ditched by her trendy architect boyfriend, and spends much of the book getting over it, in a way that is a ...
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• Currency Trading Broker Reviews

  
  Currency Forex Trading Blog — Authority: 155
  find the sometimes necessary a It for to rather the especially have to Currency reviews choosing trader job. a of a things. product reviews, restaurant then broker serves as analysis. than reviews by concerned want certain to the as reading… Read More
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• X-Force #21 – Review

  
  Weekly Comic Book Review — Authority: 505
  By Craig Kyle & Chris Yost (Writers) and Clayton Crain (Artist) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Thanks to the Necrosha one-shot and a compelling New Mutants chapter, the latest “X” crossover has gotten off to a solid start. Can Necrosha go from being solid to being good? Time to find out. The Story: ...
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• Ralph Nader Owns Bill O’Reilly: I Can Chew Gum And Walk at the Same Time, Unlike You!

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 540
  Dandelion SaladBangTheNewsNovember 11, 2009Consumer advocate Ralph Nader appears on Bill O’Reilly’s TV show to discuss the Fort Hood shooting, and wastes no time in belittling him.”I wasn’t brought on this program to discuss Fort Hood, I want to plug my book,” Nader admits. Then he proceeds to tell Bill: ...
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• Batgirl #4 – Review

  
  Weekly Comic Book Review — Authority: 505
  By Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Tim Levins & Lee Garbett (pencillers), Dan Davis, Aaron Sowd & Trevor Scott (inkers), Harvey Richards (assistant editor), Michael Siglain (editor) The Story: As always, Miller makes his themes (in this case, the title “Field Test”) do double duty. Stephanie Brown is field ...
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• Review: Homer and Langley by E.L. Doctorow

  
  1800blogger — Authority: 167
  Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAINHomer and Langley by E.L. Doctorow is a work of fiction and a first person narrative about two real life men, the eccentric Collyer brothers of New York, who were killed by their own filth and clutter in their home in 1947.I’m a fan of the show Hoarders on A [...]
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• Book Review : Lobel’s Meat Bible..All You Need to Know About Meat and Poultry from America’s Master Butchers.

  
  1800blogger — Authority: 167
  Submitted by The Thin Red LineLobel’s Meat Bible: All You Need to Know About Meat and Poultry From America’s Master Butchers by Stanley, Evan, Mark and David Lobel, who run a world famous New York butchers shop, really lives up to it’s title. The book is full of information about all different types and cuts ...
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• CFBA Review ~ Fit to Be Tied

  
  A Simple Walk — Authority: 121
  This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Fit to Be Tied Zondervan (November 1, 2009) by Robin Lee Hatcher My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book. The first book in the series was great, so I knew this one would be also. I like the way Robin Lee Hatcher portrays ...
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• Dead Reckoning

  
  DM Speaks — Authority: 118
  I Recommend Your purchase supports this site. I just had to tell you what a FANTASTIC book Ronie Kendig has written. I loved how it held my interest from beginning to end. I told myself that I would only read one chapter a night, but it was so hard to stop reading at just one chapter! I was ...
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• Wednesday New Releases: Blackest Night, Dark X-Men & Hellboy

  
  PopCultureShock :: Comics : Games : Movies : Lifestyle — Authority: 519
  New Reviews of This Week’s Releases! Oh yeah! We packed a lot of awesome stuff into just over two minutes in this week’s Wednesday New Releases video blog! Thrill as you learn about Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #1 , Green Lantern Agent Orange HC , Booster Gold #26 w/Orange Lantern Ring , Rebels ...
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• Wednesday Evening Book Reviews

  
  Author Scoop — Authority: 142
  Mary Karr is frank, funny, and eloquent in her memoir, LIT .  And she’s reading from it in Austin, Texas tomorrow. I hope Dr. Robert Stolorow’s, TRAUMA AND HUMAN EXISTENCE: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, PSYCHOANALYTIC, AND PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS , is as interesting as this review of it in The Huffington Post. HELL TO ...
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• Review: Cook Food, by Lisa Jervis

  
  vegansaurus! — Authority: 578
  First, let’s appease the FTC by noting that we received a copy of this book for free, for reviewing purposes. Second, let’s appease the critics by noting that as Lisa Jervis is a founder of Bitch magazine , we are predisposed to love her. Third, I don’t have any photos of the food I made because I don’t ...
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• Social Media Marketing Book Review: Citizen Marketers by McConnell and Huba

  
  Brandthroposophy: A Marketing and Research Blog — Authority: 106
  I don’t wanna play favorites. But I just can’t help myself. This book has been one of my favorites ever since it came out. Ben and Jackie called the trend early, and described it better than anyone else I know. Kudos to them for writing such a great book that stands the test of time. Here is the MKTG 6900 Review ...
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• Social Media Marketing Book Review: The Culting of Brands

  
  Brandthroposophy: A Marketing and Research Blog — Authority: 106
  My theory has always been that social media marketing is the latest manifestation of a trend in brand creation, management, and reception that has been going on for at least a decade. It is simply maturing and growing as the interactive possibilities of the Internet mature and expand. Here is another book in the ...
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• New Book Chronicles Dreamy Alfa Romeo Montreal [Car Books]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 736
  Introduced in the 1970s with a uniquely recognizable shape, the Montreal foreshadowed the automotive excess to come. Now theres a book about it. We havent gotten a chance to stick our noses into this one yet, but based on the photography and the subject alone its worth a peek. At 208 pages its hefty for a book ...
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• Stealing Death: So much potential

  
  Fantasy Literature News & Interviews — Authority: 135
  Stealing Death by Janet Lee Carey Stealing Death by Janet Lee Carey is a book I really wanted to like. It has an unusual YA setting — a desert land of red sandstone and small villages; a great premise — a young boy (Kipp) who steals the sack Death uses to collect souls so no more have to die; an ...
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• An Interview With Author Sheldon Greene About Prodigal Sons

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 631
  I enjoyed Prodigal Sons a great deal, I think that likely comes out in my review of it. I am a student of history, particularly the cold war era. Prodigal Sons is set in 1950, in Germany, and pits the newly formed Israel against the remnants of the Nazi organization.After I had read the book, [...]
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• Book Review: All Medicines Are Poison!

  
  Better Health — Authority: 594
  That’s the title of a new book by Melvin H. Kirschner, M.D. When I first saw the title, I expected a polemic against conventional medicine. The first line of the Preface reassured me: “Everything we do has a risk-benefit ratio.” Dr. Kirschner took the title from his first pharmacology lecture in medical ...
  16 hours ago

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