book, overall I did not enjoy it. Book Review Example. Book Review Example Page 1. Introduction: ⢠The book title and
Book Review Example
Book Review Example Page 1 The book I am reviewing today is Mockingjay by Susan Collins. I recently read this book in class. It’s about Katniss Everdeen’s final battle to defeat the evil President Snow. While there are some things I liked about the book, overall I did not enjoy it.
Introduction:
The book title and author.
When and where did you read the book.
12 word summary sentence.
Your opinion of the book.
Your opinion of the PLOT:
First of all, the plot was unrealistic! Spoiler alert! I don’t think Peta and Katniss would have ended up married in real life. Peta just seemed too messed up mentally for Katniss to ever want to marry him! It made the ending disappointing for me. Second, the characters were unbelievable. For example, in the story suggests that Gail was the person responsible for dropping bombs that killed Katniss’ sister Prim. Really? Nothing in the all the Hunger Games books makes it seem like he would do that. It didn’t make sense to me and I was upset that the author added that part.
Pick a word to describe the plot.
Give an example from the text you liked / didn’t like.
Why did you like / not like it?
Your opinion of the CHARACTERS:
Pick a word to describe the characters.
Give an example from the text you liked / didn’t like.
Why did you like / not like it?
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Book Review Example Page 2 There was one thing I liked about Mockingjay though: the writing was poetic. The author used many similes. One example I liked was when Katniss described being in the arena as “like being an insect trapped under a bowl filled with steaming air.” It helped me understand how she must have felt in arena. In summary, while Mockingjay has some poetic writing. it also has an unrealistic plot and unbelievable characters. That’s why I didn’t enjoy this book and wouldn’t recommend it to you to read.
Your opinion of the WRITING.
Pick a word to describe the writing.
Give an example from the text that you liked / didn’t like.
Why did you like / not like it?
Conclusion
Summarize your opinions in a sentence.
“That’s why” sentence.
Words to describe the PLOT:
Book Review Words
realistic
In the story, people act like they would in real life.
well-paced
Exciting! Lots of action and it moved fast.
suspenseful
I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
satisfying
I liked how it ended.
unrealistic
too slow
I don’t think people would act this way in real life. Nothing much happened. Boring!
predictable
No surprises. I knew what was going to happen before I read it.
frustrating
I did not like how it ended.
Words to describe the CHARACTERS:
original
The characters weren’t like the characters in other books, I’ve read.
unoriginal
I’ve seen these kinds of characters in lots of other books I’ve read.
I really don’t think these characters would act this way in real life.
believable
The characters acted like they would in real life.
unbelievable
well-developed
The author described the characters with lots of detail.
flat
dynamic
The traits of the characters change during the story. Example: A character becomes more mature by the end of the story.
static
The author doesn’t describe the characters in much detail.
The character traits don’t change during the story.
Words to describe the WRITING STYLE:
descriptive
original
poetic
exciting
Book Review Words
The author used lots of descriptive details. Interesting vocabulary. The author used original words instead of the usual ones: For example, saying “He was ecstatic!” instead of just “He was very happy!”
sparse
unoriginal
The author used lots of imagery, similes or metaphors to describe things.
stale
The author is good story teller. Tell me more!
listless
Not a lot of descriptive details.
Not very interesting vocabulary. The author uses the same dull words like “said” over and over again.
There’s no imagery, similes , or metaphors. The author is not a good story teller. Is it over yet?
