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VydorScope · 06-19-2011, 06:46 AM

I have to pretty much agree with most here...

1) Little to no summary of the book. The author typically provides that on the back book, or listing description. Now if the author's provide summary is poor repenstation of the work that should be covered.

2) If something is horribly wrong (ie the author writes like I would with out an editor LOL!) with grammar, spelling, or etc such that it impacts the ability to understand what is written, then that should be covered, however if the author merely misspelled 3 words in the 80k word work, then let it go...

3) Any key points of suspense should not be mentioned. I.e. I hate when the reviewer mentions that so and so did some action, when 1/2 the book is about the discovery of who did such action. Be careful this is easy to do accidentally. For example "Jack's description of the scene where Michael kills Beverly was masterfully written" as a description of a murder mystery....

4) Who would enjoy the work? Is it great for teen girls facing relationship problems or perhaps adults that are looking for an escape back to the worlds of their childhood? Any warnings like "Parents may not want children to read this book due to its glorification of hard drugs"

5) If its a series, does the work stand on its own, or should the perspective reader go and get the full series before starting?

Anyways... just some thoughts...

06-19-2011, 06:46 AM	#25
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	I have to pretty much agree with most here... 1) Little to no summary of the book. The author typically provides that on the back book, or listing description. Now if the author's provide summary is poor repenstation of the work that should be covered. 2) If something is horribly wrong (ie the author writes like I would with out an editor LOL!) with grammar, spelling, or etc such that it impacts the ability to understand what is written, then that should be covered, however if the author merely misspelled 3 words in the 80k word work, then let it go... 3) Any key points of suspense should not be mentioned. I.e. I hate when the reviewer mentions that so and so did some action, when 1/2 the book is about the discovery of who did such action. Be careful this is easy to do accidentally. For example "Jack's description of the scene where Michael kills Beverly was masterfully written" as a description of a murder mystery.... 4) Who would enjoy the work? Is it great for teen girls facing relationship problems or perhaps adults that are looking for an escape back to the worlds of their childhood? Any warnings like "Parents may not want children to read this book due to its glorification of hard drugs" 5) If its a series, does the work stand on its own, or should the perspective reader go and get the full series before starting? Anyways... just some thoughts... Last edited by VydorScope; 06-19-2011 at 06:49 AM.