Book Review and

Article Critique
READING AND WRITING
Book Review and Article Critique
• Is a specialized form of academic writing
in which a reviewer evaluates the
contribution to knowledge of scholarly
works such as academic books and journal
articles.

• It usually range from 250 to 750 words, is not

simply a summary
• It is critical assessment, analysis or
evaluation of a work.

• It involves your skills in critical thinking

and recognizing arguments.

• They use both proof and logical

reasoning to substantiate their opinion.
Structure of a Book Review or Article
Critique
• Introduction (around 5% of the paper)
• Summary (around 10% of the paper)
• Review Critique (in no particular order)
(around 75% of the paper)
• Conclusion (around 10% of the paper)
Introduction (around 5% of
the paper)
• Title
of the book/article
• Writer’s name
• Writer’s thesis name
Summary (around 10% of
the paper)
• Writer’sobjective or purpose
• Methods used (it applicable)
• Major findings or claims
Review/Critique (in no particular order)
(around 75% of the paper)
 Appropriateness of methodology to support the
arguments.
 Theoretical soundness.
 Soundness of explanation in relation to other available
information and experts.
 Sufficiency of explanation.
 Other perspectives in explaining the concepts and
ideas.
 Coherence of ideas.
Conclusion (Around 10% of the
paper)
• Overall impression of the work.
• Scholarly value of the reviewed
article/book.
• Benefits to the intended audience
• Suggestion for future directions.
Guidelines in Writing a Book Review or
Article Critique
1.Read the article or book to reviewed
carefully to get its main concept.
2.Read it get the arguments being presented.
3.Relate the content of the article or book to
what you already know about the topic. This
will make you more engaged with the article
or book.
4. Focus on discussing how the book treats the topic and
not the topic itself.
5.Situate your review. This means that your analysis should
be anchored on the theories presented by the book or
article writer.
6. Examine whether the findings are adequetly supported
or not.
7.Analyze the type of analysis the writer used and how it
supports the arguments and claims.
8.Suggest some ways on how the writer can improve
his/her reasoning or explanation.
9.Discuss how the same topic is explained from another
perspective.
10. Point out other conclusion or interpretation that the
writer missed out.
11.Examine the connections between ideas and how
they affect the conclusions and findings.
12.Show your reaction to the writers ideas and present an
explanation
13.Suggest some alternative methods and process of
reasoning that would result in a more conclusive
interpretation
THANK YOU!