hyperion book review

hyperion book review

The Importance of Reading Book Reviews

1. Introduction

Now about the book reviews, the reader also can take so many benefits from it. Before the reader decide to buy a book, it is a good idea for them to read the review. The book review is like a short brief about the book and sometimes a review contains a critic or a suggestion from the person who made it. By reading a book review, the reader will see the description of the book and can have an image about the content. So they can decide if the book is suitable with their desire or not. “A book review is a guide for the reader in choosing the right book.”

“Books can be known as the window of knowledge. The facts and the different views of the author can give the reader a lot of new thoughts or even can be a new knowledge for the reader. That’s the reason why we can easily find so much importance of reading on books. There are so many books provided for the readers about so many kinds of topics. Sometimes the choice of a book can lead to different effects on the reader. The good choice will give a positive effect and the otherwise.

2. Benefits of Reading Book Reviews

People read reviews for a number of reasons. The first is to gain an understanding of the book’s content. By reading a review, the potential reader can gain a good understanding of what the book is about and what it attempts to achieve. The second is to find out whether the reviewer enjoyed the book. This overall viewpoint is invaluable for the reader as it will often clearly signify whether the book is worth reading or not. Finally, experienced reviewers can provide an insight into the quality of the book. This may come in a number of ways: from an analysis of the writing style, the strength of the plot, the depth of the characters, and general assessment of the reader’s opinion. This is all crucial information for what has been described as the agonizing decision over which book to read next.

3. How to Evaluate Book Reviews

Consider the following issues as a means of critically assessing book reviews. Is the review helpful to the reader? Reviews may be either reader-reports, in which the reviewer’s personal response to a book is the dominant content, or they may be critical evaluations of the book’s contents and recommended audience. Reader-reports can be very useful, especially if the reviewer’s taste is known to the reader, and it’s a match for the reader’s own. If a reader of science fiction knows that a certain reviewer is an avid consumer of that genre, the reader can accurately interpret the reviewer’s remarks, tone, and emphasis in comparison to typical science fiction, and gain an impression of how much the reviewer enjoyed the book in relation to others in that genre. By contrast, if a reader believes that the reviewing publication habitually assigns books of little interest to the reviewer, “for coverage,” then an evaluation of contents and recommended audience can guilefully betray the reader-reviewer conflict in the form of an excessive exposition, with express or implied recommendations against books of little interest to the reviewer. And there is always a chance of a section of the review which is a lighthearted spoiler attempting to “save” a fellow reader/reviewer from a mistaken choice of book! But reviews that are predominantly reader-reports are of little use when the reader and reviewer do not have corresponding tastes, and they do not provide a basis for comparison of the book with others that the reader may be considering or have already read in the same genre.

4. Common Mistakes to Avoid in Book Reviews

One of the most common mistakes in writing a book review is the spelling and grammar issue. Despite it sounds trivial, bad spelling can cause wrong interpretation and misunderstanding of the review. Grammatical mistake usually occurs in tenses, and it can make confusion and damage the good intention of the review. So you should be aware and carefully reread your writing to avoid these opposing points. Avoid too much storylines and spoilers, since it will decrease reader’s interest to know more about the book itself. Usually plot summary in the review is the result of reading the book too fast and hasty. So it’s better if you read the book slowly and enjoy it, then compose your review after you finish reading. Another common mistake is to review a book that you really don’t understand. If there are certain parts of the book that you don’t comprehend, it’s better if you reread it again. Try to find the hidden message and underlying story at that part, or you can also ask other people who have read the book to know what they think about the part. Because every book has a certain angle and point of view in delivering a message, and as a reviewer you must catch this. If you pass up this you will only get a little understanding, or even wrong about the book that you read.

5. Conclusion

We cannot ignore the significance of reading book reviews before buying or reading a book. Book reviews have a major influence on book purchasing decisions. Reading the reviews of a book might give the customer valuable information which the book blurb or a well-designed and information-packed website may not be able to provide. For instance, sometimes a book blurb tells one what the book is about but not how successful it is in the endeavor. A reviewer can tell us whether the author has fulfilled what he set out to do, and how well. This might then prove to be a crucial factor in the customer’s decision making. This is particularly true of reviews of an academic nature, a good example being the THES or The Journal of American History. Another reason is that reviews provide a good and quick way to keep up to date with what is going on in the literature of a certain field, or what the most recent work is on a given subject. This is therefore often used by students to gain information for their essays or dissertations. Good reviews also save the customer from buying a rubbish book. By reading a review, the customer can decide whether the book is worth his money and his time. A review can give a rough indication of the quality of the book and the likelihood of it suiting the reader’s tastes. A customer might only have to read a bad review of a book to decide that it is not for him. This is therefore very financially economical. The review is often insightful and frank in comparison to the book blurb.