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11 Jan 2011, 5:49 pm

A series of book reviews. I'm hoping that Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man will be the first, but I can't seem to express my opinion on the novel in words. Any advice on how to write a good review would be appreciated greatly.


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11 Jan 2011, 6:01 pm

Giftorcurse wrote:
A series of book reviews. I'm hoping that Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man will be the first, but I can't seem to express my opinion on the novel in words. Any advice on how to write a good review would be appreciated greatly.


Have you read my book-reading blogs?


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11 Jan 2011, 6:06 pm

Quatermass wrote:
Giftorcurse wrote:
A series of book reviews. I'm hoping that Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man will be the first, but I can't seem to express my opinion on the novel in words. Any advice on how to write a good review would be appreciated greatly.


Have you read my book-reading blogs?

Yeah, but let's just say my review style is quite different. Imagine if the Nostalgia Critic spent a year of his life locked in a room, forced to go on only one website... TVTropes.


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11 Jan 2011, 6:42 pm

Just write your thoughts. Don't say something is bad just because. Discuss the books strengths and weaknesses. What appealed to you. What didn't. What do you think will appeal to other people. And, then try to do this while trying to be as unbiased as possible.


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12 Jan 2011, 2:33 am

Giftorcurse wrote:
Quatermass wrote:
Giftorcurse wrote:
A series of book reviews. I'm hoping that Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man will be the first, but I can't seem to express my opinion on the novel in words. Any advice on how to write a good review would be appreciated greatly.


Have you read my book-reading blogs?

Yeah, but let's just say my review style is quite different. Imagine if the Nostalgia Critic spent a year of his life locked in a room, forced to go on only one website... TVTropes.

I love TV Tropes. I go there all the time.



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12 Jan 2011, 3:58 am

will mr. atoz be the head librarian for your library at the edge of time?