Book Review

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”

• “The British Invasion” by Barry Miles (Sterling Publishing)

  
  Indie Music Blog — Authority: 110
  “The British Invasion” by Barry Miles (Sterling Publishing) Clocking in at over three hundred pages in length, “The British Invasion” is the perfect coffee table book. Those familiar with the music, art and fashion of the times probably won’t find any real revelations here, but the photos of the performers ...
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• Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock n’ Roll Music – Greil Marcus [In The Stacks]

  
  DoucheBagFace.com — Authority: 130
  I know, a book review, but yes, I read a book, and I am going to write a little bit about it, so there you go. So anyway, I have never been too knowledgable or have searched too much (at least since high school) into rock literature or anything of the sort so this was kind of a reintroduction into these things. Nor ...
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• Book Review: "The Teacher Who Couldnt Read"

  
  school for us — Authority: 127
  Theres an epidemic in America. One that is stealing the future of our nations children. One that is suspending millions of adults in childhood. Its name: illiteracy." Those are the opening lines of this video, John Corcoran: Illiterate Life Story . I recently read this book about John, an illiterate ...
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• Granny’s Guide to Fun and Fabulous Family Stories | Review and Giveaway

  
  The Dirty Shirt - Hands on product reviews for items from baby products to tech gadgets — Authority: 513
  Granny’s Guide to Fun & Fabulous Family Stories Have you ever… Put off writing your personal/family history? Been confused about how to get started? Become bored & frustrated with “self-help” books? Wanted to have FUN writing your story? Then this book is for you! Everyone has a story to ...
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• Three Reviews

  
  Torque Control — Authority: 507
  A first novel first, and one that by rights should be much more annoying than it actually is. Graceling is, after all, set in a generically medieval world with Seven Kingdoms, and never doubts that monarchy is just fine as long as there’s a Good Monarch on the throne; takes as its protagonist a very special young ...
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• Book Review: Alcatraz, The Gangster Years By David Ward

  
  BASIL & SPICE — Authority: 135
  By Randall Radic Alcatraz.   The word means ‘pelican,’ and comes from the Arabic al-qatras, meaning ‘sea eagle.’  Almost everyone’s heard of it.  Clint Eastwood starred in a movie about escaping from Alcatraz.  Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery battled a misguided general in another movie called ...
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• Role of a Lifetime by James Brown

  
  APOOO — Authority: 134
  Author James Brown wears several hats, and has lived a life that is proof of a foundation rooted in God. A strong familial upbringing and love helped to make him the man he is today. Author Brown shares the ups and downs, accomplishments and disappointments he has experienced in his life in his memoir, Role of a ...
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• Book Review: Be The Change By Ed And Deb Shapiro

  
  BASIL & SPICE--Mind And Body! — Authority: 127
    By Susan Schenck  The problem: our ego, often addicted to its most self-centered whims. The solution: meditation, which “gives us the space to see ourselves clearly and objectively, a place from which we can witness our own behavior and reduce the ego’s influence” (p. 10). Authors Ed and Deb ...
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• Book Review: "The Restorers Journey" by Sharon Hinck

  
  Books, Movies, and Chinese Food — Authority: 502
  When a foreign threat invades their comfortable home, Susan and Jake soon find themselves drawn back through the portal to the world of the People of the Verses. Now Susan will struggle to love a people who have become her captors, while Jake suffers a tragic betrayal and discovers his destiny as the next Restorer. ...
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• Book Review: Installations By Architects

  
  The Pop-Up City — Authority: 126
  This year we’ve often been writing about all sorts of installations made by designers, by architects, by artists, or cross-discipline collectives, and even by ourselves. The installations we chose to write about were inspiring to us for several reasons. One of this reasons is beauty. Another reason is that some ...
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• Review of Kristin Lavransdatter, Volume II: The Wife, by Sigrid Undset and translated by Tiina Nunnally

  
  Rhapsodyinbooks's Weblog — Authority: 470
  I signed up for the Kristin Lavransdatter Readalong, sponsored by Richard of Caravana de Recuerdos and Emily from Evening All Afternoon . As Emily pointed out, “we’ll be reading the Tina Nunnally translation, which won the PEN/Book-of-the-Month-Club Translation Prize in 2001 and apparently restored a number ...
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• Review: THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST, Stieg Larsson

  
  MYSTERIES in PARADISE — Authority: 555
  MacLehose Press, 2009. Translated from Swedish by Reg Keeland. Originally published in Sweden in 2007. Author Stieg Larsson died in 2004 at the age of 50. ISBN 978-1-906694-16-6 I read my copy on my Kindle. The story opens with Lisbeth Salanders admission to Emergency at the Salengrenska hospital in Goteborg with a ...
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• A British and African Perspective on Our Books - Part 3

  
  Pratham Books — Authority: 131
  Our hardworking interns Naomi and Amani have become master reviewers during their internship with us. They have actually managed to review 170 of our books. Yes, yes... you read that right.. 170 titles! Phew!! So, we decided to share their perspectives (Naomis British perspective and Amanis African perspective) on ...
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• Soldier of Fortune Tour

  
  Taste of Kiwi — Authority: 427
  The campaign continues today. I’m guest blogging at Smexy Books today about Judging a Book by its Cover. I’m doing a giveaway here. I’m doing a guest spot at Nine Naughty Novelists about First Impressions. I’ve also added some new guest spots to my tour calendar , so do keep checking back to see the ...
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• The Language of Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

  
  A Listmaker's Life — Authority: 127
  Last Saturday Kevin and I took the whole gang to the grocery store together. Its actually quite a relief for me to have the help, and the extra cart. However, we werent finding everything we needed at Meijer. I suggested we run to the other store quickly before heading home, "Do you think the kids can handle it?" ...
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• REVIEW: Star Wars: Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber

  
  SF Signal — Authority: 629
  REVIEW SUMMARY : It takes more than adding zombies to make an excellent story. MY RATING : BRIEF SYNOPSIS : Survivors must escape from a zombie plague that runs rampant aboard an Imperial star destroyer and prison barge. MY REVIEW : PROS : Some fast, zombie action in the second half of the book; a few ...
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• Book Review: Defenders of the Scroll

  
  The Neverending Shelf — Authority: 431
  Author: Shiraz Released: June 2009 by iUniverse.com Copy Provided by: Author Summary from GoodReads: A teenage boy. A dark wizard. A mystic scroll. And the fate of a world hangs in the balance... When Alex "the Axeman" Logan is pulled from his world to help a young princess, named Dara, save her ...
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• Love Finds You In Lonesome Prairie, Montana : A Book Tour and Review

  
  Rundpinne — Authority: 134
  Title: Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie, Montana Author: Tricia Goyer and Ocieanna Fleiss Publisher: Summerside Press Publication Date: December 1, 2009 Paperback: 348 pages ISBN: 978-1935416296 Genre: Fiction, Christian, Romance About the Book : In 1890, Julia Cavanaugh travels west from New York City ...
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• Review of Drywall Pro Tips For Hanging and Finishing

  
  Handy Man Fix Home Repair — Authority: 479
  John Wagners book on Drywall tips is incredibly useful and is well suited for beginners or those with a modicum of do it yourself experience. Experts probably wont get much out of it, but for its intended audience, it definitely hits all the right notes. Even if youre not planning on drywalling any time soon, you can ...
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• My review of I Cant See God...Because Im in the Way by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz.

  
  Edgy Inspirational Author blog — Authority: 133
  About the book: When Christians look for a reason why they’re stuck in their faith, they often miss the obvious obstacle—their own belief behaviors. Steering clear of cliché solutions, authors Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz lead readers to uncover how, when, and where they get in their own way of experiencing a ...
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