tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27488168.post6938863242956594794..comments2012-04-03T20:34:55.231+00:00Comments on Suggestions for a book worm: The Alchemyst by Michael ScottSelf Confessed Walkoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04383432759087022421noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27488168.post-73916509146413129612008-11-13T16:26:00.000+00:002008-11-13T16:26:00.000+00:00I mostly focus on medieval historical fiction and ...I mostly focus on medieval historical fiction and fantasy. I read those the most. And non-fiction medieval history. Right now, I'm trying to finish up 3 books at once. That never works out too well for me. Always slows me down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27488168.post-5278894973598543922008-11-01T18:07:00.000+00:002008-11-01T18:07:00.000+00:00I love historical crime fiction and fantasy books ...I love historical crime fiction and fantasy books (with a soft spot for good children's fantasy books). I do try and read historical fiction books that aren't crime based from time to time (like The Rose of Sebastopol which I'll be reviewing tomorrow) and occasionally books with an social anthropology slant like the Bookseller of Kabul.<BR/><BR/>What sort of books do you like?Self Confessed Walkoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383432759087022421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27488168.post-66261129057059599952008-10-31T15:45:00.000+00:002008-10-31T15:45:00.000+00:00I see. That makes more sense now. Glad to have fou...I see. That makes more sense now. Glad to have found your site. I'll keep checking back.<BR/><BR/>What genre do you tend to enjoy/read the most?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27488168.post-84704795781324881822008-10-30T18:38:00.000+00:002008-10-30T18:38:00.000+00:00What I wanted was advice to help me improve the re...What I wanted was advice to help me improve the reviews I write. Although I do do it for fun, I want to improve on how I write reviews so that they will appeal to people. I am one of those people who likes to work at things, improve them, better myself etc etc :) I guess deep down I'm hoping that one day I might write a review that will encourage people to post comments, start a dialogue and get some new reading ideas from that. I just love talking about books and with no local book groups, this seemed like one way of doing it.<BR/><BR/>Hope my ramblings make sense!Self Confessed Walkoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383432759087022421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27488168.post-34543861899978920152008-10-30T15:35:00.000+00:002008-10-30T15:35:00.000+00:00Self Confessed Walkover, are you wanting advice on...Self Confessed Walkover, are you wanting advice on how to write reviews or just reviewing books for fun? I found Amber's comment a bit strange. Maybe I'm missing something.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467848055195820047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27488168.post-52069917870108452032008-10-25T15:48:00.000+00:002008-10-25T15:48:00.000+00:00When doing a book review, you want to keep your pl...When doing a book review, you want to keep your plot summary short. Since I can only do one sentence plot summaries, I recommend for a longer one to be no more than five sentences. <BR/><BR/>Again, do not use 'I' statements. Readers don't care that you've always loved reading myths and legends. They want to know how this book stacks up to other books, and they want to know the analytical parts of this novel. <BR/><BR/>Here, let me help you with an example by changing one of your opinions to something more credible:<BR/><BR/>The book has intelligent depth with a host of trivia that can expand one's (or your) knowledge, as well as being an enjoyable read. <BR/><BR/>That's all I can get, but you need to put more analytical points after the plot summary. Basically, what is the author trying to say with this book?Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365548143774954530noreply@blogger.com