Book Review Examples

Nathaniel’s Nutmeg by Guiles Milton, Book Review Example

Gile’s Milton’s work, Nathaniel’s Nutmeg, is a highly detailed, compelling account of the history of the Spice Trade. Milton aims to present the history of the Spice Trade in an [...]

Pages: 4

Words: 974

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Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist? Book Review Example

The book God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist, and Racist? written by David Lamb has some interesting analysis of the Bible’s Old Testament. The [...]

Pages: 6

Words: 1730

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Allegory and Symbolism in “the Minister’s Black Veil”, Book Review Example

“The Minister’s Black Veil,” by author Nathaniel Hawthorne, tells the tale of Mr. Hooper, the Parson of the central town in the story, who suddenly and inexplicably arrives at church [...]

Pages: 2

Words: 423

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The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, Book Review Example

Introduction The Killer Angels was written by Michael Shaara.  The book describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate’s.  The [...]

Pages: 3

Words: 873

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The Late Snow and Lumber Strike of the Summer of Fifty-Four, Book Review Example

The poem of Gary Snyder is very eloquent from the point of view of the writer’s Zen philosophy in the description of the town paralyzed by absence of work, despair [...]

Pages: 1

Words: 330

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Raymond Carver’s a Small, Good Thing and Joyce Carol Oates’s Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, Book Review Example

The writers of fiction often throw their characters into the whirl of terrifying situations and coincidences. Characters lose their children, fall into the trap of an unknown man’s charm, or [...]

Pages: 2

Words: 514

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