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The Five Types of Academic Book Reviews

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Learn how to understand the tone of academic book reviews. Why are some so scathing whereas others are all praise? In this video we review five of the more common strategies academic book reviewers use to structure their reviews.

For the full lesson, see https://natureofwriting.com/courses/common-writing-assignments/lessons/academic-book-reviews/topic/the-five-types-of-academic-book-reviews/

Table of Contents:

00:00 – Introduction
01:05 – 1. The Summarizer
03:17 – 2. The Sycophant.
04:24 – 3. The Sandwich Artist.
06:15 – 4. The Honest, yet Tactful Appraiser.
08:36 – 5. The Scornful Pedant.

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