132,585
edits
Changes
From TheBookbag
Jump to navigationJump to searchDesiree Villena Talks To Bookbag About 5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review (view source)
Revision as of 21:14, 27 December 2019
, 21:14, 27 December 2019no edit summary
Having to write about it could make you gnash your teeth — or bite your tongue to keep the scathing comments in. You might even be tempted to wash your hands of the review entirely. After all, shouldn't it fall to someone who actually ''liked'' the book?
Don't recuse yourself just yet! Undecided readers deserve a wide range of perspectives on whether this book is worth picking up — including yours. As long as you keep it professional, there's no reason not to give them your honest assessment, and you can absolutely present it in a manner that's measured instead of mean. Just follow these five tips, and you can produce a [[A Bookbagger's View: What's it's like to be a reviewer|critical-yet-fair book review]] — one that not even the author can fault.
'''1. Get the snark out of your system'''
