A Review of a Novel
Use these headings below to take notes that should help you write an extended review of a novel. You should be aiming to write about two sides of A4 paper. For all of the sections you should be able to write about specific moments in the book and may even wish to quote from it to back up your points:
Author:__________________________________________________________________________
Title: ____________________________________________________________________________
Factual Summary
Write three sentences saying what the story is about and who the characters are. Don’t give away the ending.
The book’s strengths
Which characters did you especially like and why?
Which parts of the storyline really worked well and why?
What did you enjoy about the writer’s style (i.e. use of language, description, dialogue etc, etc)
The book’s weaknesses
Which characters were less believable and interesting? Why?
Which parts of the story were hard to follow/unbelievable?
When did the writer’s style not work so well?
Summary
Write down your opinion of the book overall and why you thought this.
Use these headings below to take notes that should help you write an extended review of a novel. You should be aiming to write about two sides of A4 paper. For all of the sections you should be able to write about specific moments in the book and may even wish to quote from it to back up your points:
Author:__________________________________________________________________________
Title: ____________________________________________________________________________
Factual Summary
Write three sentences saying what the story is about and who the characters are. Don’t give away the ending.
The book’s strengths
Which characters did you especially like and why?
Which parts of the storyline really worked well and why?
What did you enjoy about the writer’s style (i.e. use of language, description, dialogue etc, etc)
The book’s weaknesses
Which characters were less believable and interesting? Why?
Which parts of the story were hard to follow/unbelievable?
When did the writer’s style not work so well?
Summary
Write down your opinion of the book overall and why you thought this.