tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post3855760259571606248..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: The Ten Commandments of Book ReviewingStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-38586317697298491432013-04-23T13:02:09.978+12:002013-04-23T13:02:09.978+12:00Agreed. That's a very English style. The write...Agreed. That's a very English style. The writers in the Literary Review do a bit of both - you get a good account of the subject area and, because they are usually experts in the field, a very sharp assessment of the book's merits or otherwise. Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-58288185333160577152013-04-22T15:10:51.365+12:002013-04-22T15:10:51.365+12:00How about 'Thou shalt actually review the book...How about 'Thou shalt actually review the book, rather than writing an essay about the book's subject, then adding two paragraphs at the end on whether the book is any good'. Looking at you, <i>London Review of Books</i>.<br /><br />The essays are usually very interesting, but they're not really book reviews.helenalexhttp://headsquid.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com