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📚Book Review📚

What is a book Review?

A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review may be a primary source, opinion piece, summary review, or scholarly review. 

Steps of Book Review:-

1) Strat with the gist/summary of the story of the book. 

This is the best way to introduce any review, but be careful that don't give much detail. Keep it precise, short, and sweet.

2. Plot, characters, theme genre.

The crucial aspects of the book are characters, theme, genre, and plot. While writing the review of the book one must write the above information in detail.

3. Include Important Quotes to support your saying.

Including quotes is the best idea to support your statements whatever you are saying. But the quotes should not be very long. 

3. Conclude that summarises everything.

The conclusion should be short and sweet like an introduction. It must highlight the main points of your review as well as your overall opinion about the book.

5. Find out a similar book.

This is the best way the end your review where you can give an example of another book of similar morals.

6. Your rating and recommendation.

You can give the rating in the form of stars or numbers with your recommendation about reading the book.

Examples from HSC Board Exam.
Sept 2021.
You have recently read a book. Write a 'Review' in about 100/150 words of the book with the help of the following points:

Title/author of the book
Subject/Story/Information
Language/Style/Presentation
Benefits/Message 


Book Review of "Humans of COVID: TO Hell and Back."
The writer of the book Humans of COVID is the renowned television anchor Barkha Dutt. She has travelled across 14 States, and she goes beyond statistics and policies to humanize the tragedy that COVID-19 imposed on the people. The genre of the book is nonfiction.
The subject of Barkha Dutt’s book,  Humans of COVID: To Hell and Back, is about the people she met on the road over two years of covering the pandemic for her digital media platform, Mojo Story. It is a poignant narration of the struggles of COVID-19 victims and survivors, the challenges faced by first responders and bereaved families, and the unexpected gestures of goodwill that came from strangers. How Indians fought the scourge of coronavirus, personal grief, and financial hardship at a time when India failed to save the living and refused to count the dead, is overwhelming to read. The book was not a planned one but Barkha was quick to realize that the real story of COVID could neither be told sitting in the studio nor just depend on the government’s statistics, policies and announcements.

Being the media personality the language of the book of Barkha Dutta is refined but easy to understand. The presentation in the book is so realistic that every reader finds his/her own story in the book. Even the narration style makes this book a real experience.
The book Humans of Covid is an eye-opener as it gives a detailed account of human relationships, how many elderly people were thrown out of the house, and how the frontline workers were risking their lives to save people. This book has a message for the readers that it's not easy to be a journalist. The writer had lost her father due to covid. Hence the book is beneficial for the readers to understand the agony of the people of covid. The book Humans of Covid gives us the strong message that life is precious and we must value it. It also makes us realize that natural or man-made calamities never discriminate between the rich and the poor. Thus the author concludes, "India failed to save the living; now we were refusing to count our dead”

✒️✒️Please Note that model answers are just guidelines, Same answer can be written in many different ways.


July 2022. 

You have recently read a book/magazine. Write a 'Review' on the same with the help of the following points (100-150 words)

Title of the book

Subject/Story/Information

Language/Style/Features

Uses/Scope/Benefits

      📒🖋️ Book  Review📒🖋️

Title and Author of the Book - 

'Man me hai Vishwas' by Vishwas Nagare Patil. Published by Rajhans Publication in the Marathi Language. 

Subject/Story information:- 

Autobiographical book of Vishwas Nagare Patil. The book is the complete journey from a topical village lad to the IPS officer. The book is in different parts which deal with the different stages of his life, his struggle in life, and his achievements. The author has focused on his struggle during his study. The expectations of the parents and the same expectations proved to motivate the author. It also deals with the before and after getting the post, and the treatment he got before and after being selected for Indian Police Services. 

The cover page of the book has the dashing photograph of the author in uniform, the cover photo seems apt to the title of the book as it's full of self-belief. It appeals to the readers to read it. The back page with the author's message and signature. The book is devoted to the heroes who sacrifice their lives in the 26/11 attack. The book is the complete balance of the village life and his journey towards the respected designation. This is the story of the village boy who aspires to be an IPS officer. He was shifted to Mumbai for the preparation of the exam. 

Language Style and Presentation:- 

It's written in Marathi's first-person narration in an autobiographical manner, due to the first-person narration, it feels as if the readers are interacting with the author. The presentation of the events in his life is very realistic and the language is heart touching enabling the readers to feel very close to the story. It's very easy to understand for the readers. 

Benefits/Message:- 

The book gives us the strong message that there is no shortcut to success. Every barrier can be overcome with strong willpower and dedication It has a wonderful message for all youngsters and especially those who are aspiring to get enrolled in Indian Civil services. Thus this is the best book to keep oneself motivated and keep away from frustration.

July 2022. 

You have recently read a book/magazine. Write a 'Review' on the same with the help of the following points (100-150 words)

Title of the book

Subject/Story/Information

Language/Style/Features

Uses/Scope/Benefits

      📒🖋️ Book  Review📒🖋️

Title and Author of the Book - 

'Man me hai Vishwas' by Vishwas Nagare Patil. Published by Rajhans Publication in the Marathi Language. 

Subject/Story information:- 

Autobiographical book of Vishwas Nagare Patil. The book is the complete journey from a topical village lad to the IPS officer. The book is in different parts which deal with the different stages of his life, his struggle in life, and his achievements. The author has focused on his struggle during his study. The expectations of the parents and the same expectations proved to motivate the author. It also deals with the before and after getting the post, and the treatment he got before and after being selected for Indian Police Services. 

The cover page of the book has the dashing photograph of the author in uniform, the cover photo seems apt to the title of the book as it's full of self-belief. It appeals to the readers to read it. The back page with the author's message and signature. The book is devoted to the heroes who sacrifice their lives in the 26/11 attack. The book is the complete balance of the village life and his journey towards the respected designation. This is the story of the village boy who aspires to be an IPS officer. He was shifted to Mumbai for the preparation of the exam. 

Language Style and Presentation:- 

It's written in Marathi's first-person narration in an autobiographical manner, due to the first-person narration, it feels as if the readers are interacting with the author. The presentation of the events in his life is very realistic and the language is heart touching enabling the readers to feel very close to the story. It's very easy to understand for the readers. 

Benefits/Message:- 

The book gives us the strong message that there is no shortcut to success. Every barrier can be overcome with strong willpower and dedication It has a wonderful message for all youngsters and especially those who are aspiring to get enrolled in Indian Civil services. Thus this is the best book to keep oneself motivated and keep away from frustration.



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