The Anatomy of a Book Review

James Hartley Keele University

Abstract

Few papers have been published that describe how authors go about writing book reviews. This article provides an account of the procedures used to write one specific book review. Examples are given to illustrate what is basically a three-stage procedure: making notes; creating a rough draft; and polishing the final version. Some comments on the language of book reviews are included.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
2010-10-01
DOI
10.2190/tw.40.4.g
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