section_path: Social and cultural issues/Reception/Book reviews
section_name: Book reviews
paragraph_text: Book reviews
  
  A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit.
  
  A book review may be a primary source, an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. Books can be reviewed for printed periodicals, magazines, and newspapers, as school work, or for book websites on the Internet. A book review's length may vary from a single paragraph to a substantial essay. Such a review may evaluate the book based on personal taste. Reviewers may use the occasion of a book review for an extended essay that can be closely or loosely related to the subject of the book, or to promulgate their ideas on the topic of a fiction or non-fiction work.