Book Review
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Book review is a popular tag because of the number of blogs that review books and the rise of so-called litblogs ("literary blogs").
A book review is 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 review also reflects changing times. The book review was long the almost exclusive province of weekly, biweekly or other periodic print publications. As book blogs increased, debate began about the value of book bloggers. Now, however, some standalone print book review sections are being downsized or shut down. The blogosphere may be the future for the book review.
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Book Review”
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Mailbox Monday - November 9
All Booked Up —
Authority: 124
I actually have some books to post about today, and its better a bit late than never. Anyway, Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia of The Printed Page each Monday. She warns that it can cause toppling book piles and envy. My books this week are: Life After 187 by Wade J. Halverson The blurb on the author page: ...4 hours ago -
An Illustrated Guide to Mythical Creatures by Anita Ganeri and David West (Book Review)
Barbara Martin —
Authority: 123
If you are looking for a book for a young fantasy lover in the 9 to 12 years of age group, this may be just the one to keep them interested for repeat reading. It’s a slim hardcover with 3D photos accompanied by a paragraph or two of concise descriptions of where each of the legends originated. There are the usual ...7 hours ago -
A life changing truth!
Forgetting the Former Things —
Authority: 103
I posted on Amazon.com the following review of "Recover Your Good Heart" by Jim Robbins. Jim is a good friend who is gifted in many ways. As you may recall, he designed the beautiful header on my blog. Ive talked a lot about Jims book but Ive never done an actual review. I hope you enjoy my review and will decide ...8 hours ago -
History begins at home
AJ's Clubhouse —
Authority: 91
This morning, I was reading at one of my new regular stops, Playing By the Book about her latest book-inspired project, a mural-sized family tree that she made with her daughters (check out the whole blog -- its full of great ideas for pairing books and activities with kids). It got me to thinking about how I ended ...9 hours ago -
Saving Sammy by Beth Maloney
One Persons Journey through a world of Books —
Authority: 138
A mothers love so deep for her son that she fights the system to get the answers and help she needs to make him well. My heart wept. ~ Sheila The summer before entering sixth grade, Sammy, a bright and charming boy who lived on the coast of Maine, suddenly began to exhibit disturbing behavior. He walked ...10 hours ago -
Tiny Baby Jesus Book Giveaway
Lipstick to Crayons —
Authority: 426
Every year, I enjoy expanding our collection of Christmas books that I read to my kids to remind them of the true meaning of Christmas (speaking of, have you read this post yet?). Our collection... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]10 hours ago -
The Angel Experiment-- James Patterson
Squeaky Books —
Authority: 129
Release Date: April 1, 2007 Pages: 464 Genre: Sci-fi/Adventure Rating: Summary: Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what its like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the "Flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings ...13 hours ago -
The Dollar Meltdown: A Book Review
Veritas Vos Liberabit —
Authority: 437
The Dollar Meltdown: Book Review by Michael Shedlock I had the pleasure of reading a final finished copy of The Dollar Meltdown by Charles Goyette this past week.Congressman Ron Paul offers an opinion on the front cover to which I certainly concur: “Goyette does a great job explaining why America faces a ...14 hours ago -
What is Dominionism?
Christian Research Net —
Authority: 141
What is Dominionim? “Apostle” C. Peter Wagner has recently publish a book on the topic entitled Dominion! How Kingdom Action can Change the World (Grand Rapids, MI, USA: Chosen Books, a division of Baker publishing Group, 2008). I have done a book review of Wagner’s book here . In the meantime, here is a ...15 hours ago -
Book Review: Fast Food Nation
Social Voice —
Authority: 122
by Adrian Ever thought about what goes into your hamburger? Have you ever considered just how that fast food ends up on you plate? The reality can be pretty disturbing. What I learned was that thousands of cows are killed to be made meat. The meat packing place can be pretty unsanitary and dangerous for ...16 hours ago -
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Alecos Papdatos and Annie Di Donna
Confessions of a Science Librarian —
Authority: 492
As graphic novels go, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth is every bit as good as Maus or Watchmen , if not quite as game-changing. The only other things out there that I can think of that are similar are Chester Browns Louis Riel or Ho Che Andersons King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. ...16 hours ago -
Book Review: Trust Agents
The Marketing Eggspert —
Authority: 122
I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to get around to reviewing Chris Brogan and Julien Smith’s Trust Agents . This book, which I read a few months ago, is so chock full of good stuff, I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s start with the authors. As you regular readers know, I’m a big fan of ...17 hours ago -
Gerstler: poetic abundance
InfiniteBody —
Authority: 130
Animal Planet: review of Amy Gerstlers Dearest Creature by David Kirby , The New York Times , November 8, 2009 InfiniteBodyhttp://infinitebody.blogspot.com17 hours ago -
Book review: “The Marketing of Evil” by David Kupelian.
Defending. Contending. —
Authority: 477
I just completed a page-turner that I highly recommend to the readers of DefCon. David Kupelian’s provocative missive The Marketing of Evil: How Radicals, Elitists, And Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised As Freedom, takes you behind the scenes of how the media, entertainment, and politicians drive the ...17 hours ago -
Book Review: Our Idea of God (T. V. Morris)
The Agora Singapore —
Authority: 108
Many Christians have only a faint idea of what God is like. However, knowledge about God is too important to be reserved for experts only. It is crucial to a proper relationship with God and the world. But how do we start? Thomas V. Morris wrote “Our Idea Of God: An Introduction to Philosophical Theology” to ...17 hours ago -
Recent reads: Animal Farm - George Orwell, A Month in the Country - J. L. Carr, Through England on a Side-Saddle - Celia Fiennes
thesvenhunter —
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Animal Farm - George Orwell Ive always admired Orwell but perhaps felt I was too old for this, it being one of a great number of books almost everyone read when they were 12 and I didnt. (See also Catch 22, Brave New World and, erm... Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas?) Something had always put me off it: the concept ...17 hours ago -
The Sellout: Bailout Roots From 9/11 To 1970s Penn Central
BASIL & SPICE--FINANCIAL WELL BEING —
Authority: 129
By Loyd Eskildson In The Sellout , Gasparino traces the implosion of the financial services industry back to the late 1970s when Wall Streeters began taking much greater risks. Using leverage to take over companies, restructure, and then sell them at a profit, churning accounts (instead of advising clients on ...17 hours ago -
Book Review: What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
Interesting Pile —
Authority: 485
Book : What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell About : A collection of Gladwells essays that were previously published in the New Yorker Pros : Well written essays on a myriad of topics such as choking in sports, the Challenger explosion and condiments. Cons : No cites. It wouldve been nice ...17 hours ago -
Book Review: The Law of Forgiveness By Connie Domino, MPH, RN
BASIL & SPICE--Mind And Body! —
Authority: 125
By Susan Schenck On her deathbed, my mother’s final words to me were, “Susan, forgive everyone!” I said I thought I had already. She said, “Dig deeper!” This book is helping me to do just that! When I first got The Law of Forgiveness (Berkley Trade/ Nov 2009) I assumed it would be just another ...18 hours ago -
That Summertime Sound is a great fall read
Perfect Porridge —
Authority: 129
You know that time during your adolescence when you weren’t sure if girls were ever going to be into you, music defined every single moment and you began to realize turning into your parents was inevitable? Author Matthew Specktor knows those brutal moments with empathy, grace and profound self-awareness. In ...18 hours ago
