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”

 

• Book Review: Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

  
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  Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Crown Archetype (May 7, 2013) Another week, another comic memoir.  Since April started, there have been memoirs released by Kelly Oxford, Jen Kirkman, and Marc Maron, to name a few.  Last week brought the release of Dad is Fat by comedian Jim Gaffigan. The comedian, his wife, and ...
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• Book Review: Attempting Normal by Marc Maron

  
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  Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (April 30, 2013) Marc Maron is a comedian best known for his interview podcast WTF with Marc Maron .  Outside of his former radio show on the late Air America, the comedian had never really hit the bigtime.  Then WTF happened and the rest, as they say, is ...
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• Book Review: Fuck Yeah Menswear

  
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  A crop of surprisingly non-terrible new clothing-related books has given the lie to my earlier direness about style writing. Foremost among these pop rocks for the jaded palate is Fuck Yeah Menswear: Bespoke Knowledge for the Crispy Gentleman , the book version of the notorious tumblr site fuckyeahmenswear, edited ...
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• Links I Like

  
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  Links I Like is a collection of blogs, articles and books I’ve come across recently and thought they were worth sharing.  Click here for past Links I Like . Making your ideas contagious . Excited to read this book. Jake Chambers on Your language as a leader matters . When Mother’s Day is hard . You ...
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• Review: Zen Confidential

  
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  Zen Confidential by Jack Haubner My rating:          Memoir Zen Confidential  is one mans account of monastic life, told in a thoroughly "un-monastic" style. The prologue starts with crude, puerile jokes that seem designed to put off anyone with a delicate constitution - perhaps just as well, since one ...
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• Review: Wicked Kiss (Nightwatchers # 2)

  
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  My kiss can kill. I used to be ordinary Samantha Day, but thats changed. Now, after one dark kiss from a dangerous boy, I can steal someones soul…or their life. If I give in to the constant hunger inside me, I hurt anyone I kiss. If I dont…I hurt myself. Bishop is the one whose kiss I crave most, but if ...
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• Book review: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth

  
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  Rapunzel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)       I was asked this week to contribute to another blog, Teacup and Cake , which runs regular book reviews.   I chose ‘Bitter Greens’ by Kate Forsyth . You can read my review here .   Kate is a wonderful Australian author, whom I met on a writing holiday in ...
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• Masterfully told: My review of "Sweet Mercy" by Ann Tatlock

  
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  about the book... Stunning coming-of-age drama set during the Great Depression and Prohibition When Eve Marryats father is laid off from the Ford Motor Company in 1931, he is forced to support his family by leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, and moving back to his Ohio roots. Eves uncle Cyrus has invited the ...
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• Poisoned Pawn

  
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  The Poisoned Pawn / Peggy Blair Toronto: Penguin Group, c2013. 318 p. This was a light mystery I picked up recently, book two in a series of which I havent yet read book one! It features Cuban detective Ricardo Ramirez, who has to travel to Ottawa to follow up leads on a very complicated case which includes Canadian ...
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• Never a Hero by Marie Sexton

  
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  When Riptide offered me a review copy of Never a Hero by Marie Sexton , I immediately said YES PLEASE. She previously wrote a series set in Colorado that I really enjoyed – they were some of the first gay romance books I ever picked up…so I was more than willing to check out her newest release. While this is ...
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• Book Review: ‘Detroit City is the Place to Be’ by Mark Binelli

  
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  Detroit City is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis  by Mark Binelli is a good read.  What I appreciate most about the book is that it is a random-ish collection of “stuff” about Detroit and the surrounding areas (past and present) that is not a woe-is-me/ruin porn take on the city nor is ...
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• Post Mortem, by Kira Snyder

  
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  Post Mortem  (Parish Mail #2) , by Kira Snyder Published by Coliloquy   Celia Macarty is back in  Post Mortem,  the second instalment in the  Parish Mail  saga. Autum in New Orleans means Homecoming, romance – and murder. When a friend vanishes, Celia believes a desperate letter about an unsolved ...
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• Cheap Kindle Books 5.11.13

  
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  Here are some cheap kindle books worth picking up that are on sale today for $3.99 and under: Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince and Inspire  | Paul Smith Leadership and Self-Deception  | The Arbinger Institute (this is one of the best leadership books I’ve ...
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• Hoodlum – Series Review

  
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  Issue #1!!!! Now THIS is an awesome cover! Hoodlum – Series Review Written & Created by Hilary Goldstein Art by John Toledo Back in February, Alterna Comics launched a brand-new comics series created by former IGN-editor, Hilary Goldstein. Hoodlum #1 hit the stands and instantly garnered ...
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• Book Review: The Garden of My Imaan, by Farhana Zia

  
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  Book: The Garden of My Imaan Author: Farhana Zia Published: 2013 Source: Review copy from publisher via NetGalley In many ways, Aliya is the girl next door. She has friends and enemies, she worries about popularity and bullying and grades. Though her family is Muslim, they aren’t strict about it. Though she tries ...
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• Encounters With Star People Author to Speak at Jesse A. Marcel Library

  
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  Dr. Ardy Sixkiller Clarke will be speaking to a group at the Jesse A. Marcel Library (JAML) on May 14th at 7 -10pm. Admission is free and it looks like it will be a great event. For those who do not know of Dr. Clarke she is a best selling author and has written several books, she will be talking about her latest ...
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• Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a review

  
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  The American Resident Every contact leaves a trace is Locard’s principle that traces of evidence are exchanged at moments of contact. This first novel, Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a literary mystery by Elanor Dymott is set in Oxford and London, and tells the story of Alex and his enchanting wife, Rachel, and ...
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• Living Gluten-Free | Book Review

  
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  Gluten-Free is the new food trend. And while living gluten-free used to be extremely difficult it has gradually gotten better. The need has met the demand. Gluten-free is now widely available and common in the mainstream media. Living Gluten-free is getting easier but it still has it’s challenges. Can these book ...
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• Book Review: Dont Hate the Player, Hate the Game!

  
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  Media Type: EbookTitle: Dont Hate the Player, Hate the Game!Author: Katie AshleyPublisher: SelfPages: Ebook; 266Release Date: April 30, 2013Source: Literati Literature Lovers Tours---------------------------------------------------Genre: RomanceHDB Rating: 3 Keys to My HeartRecommended to: Readers looking for a sweet ...
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• NetGalley 2013 Challenge

  
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  My challenge for 2013 is to read and review at least 30 books from NetGalley over the next eight months..... Wish me luck :-) No 1: The Pieces of Summer No 2: The Lost Carving
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