USEFUL LANGUAGE TO WRITE A BOOK REVIEW
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Introduction:
- The book/novel was written by…
- This well-written/informative/fascinating book…
- This original first novel…
- This novel is based on…
- “ __” is a powerful first novel by…
Main body
- The story is set in …. (rural Spain at the beginning of the XV century)
- The story takes place…
- The book tells the story of…
- The story begins/ is about…
- The story is told by…
- The plot focuses on….
- “___” is rich and detailed in plot.
- The plot has an unexpected twist…
- The plot is absolutely thrilling/ boring/clever/ exciting…
- A plot with well-developed believable characters.
- The character I like best is
General comments and opinion
- The characters are very well drawn and readers can identify with them easily.
- The story is totally convincing.
- It has a tragic/dramatic /surprising end.
- There was an unexpected twist to the story.
- What we don’t learn until the end is…
- What I liked best was (the way)…
- What I didn’t like was…
- My only reservation about this book…
Recommendations
- Don’t miss it.
- I would/wouldn’t recommend it because…
- It is at the top of my list.
- It’s a highly entertaining read.
- Don’t bother with this one.
- It’s well-worth reading.
- It will change the way you see…
- It’s a bore to read.
- I definitely recommend that you add this book to your collection.
- The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down..
- The book certainly lived up to my expectations.
Adjectives to describe a book
- Positive: gripping, best-selling, intriguing, thrilling, fascinating, enthralling, evocative, heart-warming, sensitive, memorable, powerful, beautifully written, engaging, fascinating.
- Negative: disturbing, unconvincing, preposterous, predictable, dull, unimaginative, poorly-written, confusing.
- Neutral: fast-paced (most of them collocate with the adjectives above).
Adverbs (most of them collocate with the adjectives above)
- Amazingly, considerably, exceedingly, extraordinarily, extremely, highly, immensely, noticeably, radically, remarkably, significantly, totally, truly, utterly.
Listen to the following booktuber (6,09) and answer the questions:
- What genre is the book?
- Who is the author?
- Where is the setting?
- Write two adjectives Hannah uses to describe the book?
Another example of a popular booktubers: https://youtu.be/XuXhqIsb2sk
Reading Comprehension: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/reading-zone/a2-graded-reading/wonder-book-review-a2
