Introduction (Book Review)

A man by birth is more or less a critic. He does have a vision and reason has an invincible(too powerful to be defeated or
overcome) caliber (ability)of analysis. He does simply observe, profound analyze and finally concretize his opinions-liking and
disliking over the matter. This very impartial job is defined as 'Review." We do Usual see and read the book and film or movie
review in the newspapers Review is an examination in something like-book, film, movie or play, giving his private opinion. Review
is ,infact, an unbiased, independent and impartial comment on something. Thus, it is a very tough and significant job. The person
who reviews the book or movie or anything else should abandon all his preconceived ( predetermined)ideas and other
impressions. He should make his best endeavour to explore duo the strength and weakness of the book or film quite impartially,
independently and academically because a review can coin or ruin the magnitude( importance of something) of the popularity of
a book ,film or anything else. So, it should be quite unbiased and independent otherwise, it just becomes a futile libel (insult).
Therefore, it is said that a writer just writes a crude book or film but a reviewer provides it with all make ups or glamour.
Significance of the Review :
A review of book or movie does comprise the following importance:
Review of a book or movie brings out the book or movie into light exploring its strengths and weaknesses. 
Review is a great feedback to the author. The strengths boost up his morale to proceed, whereas the weakness or comments aid
him to make further improvement in the next edition: 
It does immensely facilitate the general readers by means of a wide spectrum (variety)of information viz publication,
introduction, gist and salient features of the book or film.
 It also brings out quite a new theory, idea or principle into light with new zeal and impacts challenging the contemporary
aspects.
Thus review of book or movie brings out the mighty waves in the academic realm.
  Writing a Book Review:
A book review is a fair academic commentary on a book published. The review does consist duo comments and commends of
the reviewer after his profound analysis on all the aspects of the book. Therefore, reviewing a book is a very tough and highly
academic job.
• The Stages of a Book Review
• Hard and fast survey of the text/ book,
•  Intensive reading of the text,
• Picking up the striking points,
• Exploring strengths and weaknesses
• Drafting the fair and final review of the book. 
• Prime Aspects of a Book Review :
The reviewer while reviewing a text or book should take the following components into consideration. The prime aspects are
as follows:
  The Title: Title of the book is the key to recognize it. So, the reviewer should have to analyze whether the title of the book
can convey the entire theme or not. If it can best summarize the entire text/book, it is the best tile, In fact the title of the
book should be short, smart and weighty.
 The Author: The author is the creator of the book. His family background, social prestige, literary career etc. play the
prominent role in his creation. So, the reviewer should take all these aspects into his consideration while reviewing the text or
book.
Types of the Text: There are hundreds of thousands of disciplines and a book writer can depict any of these genres. So, the
reviewer should categorically mention the subject area of the book, which vividly determines what type of book it is.
The Contents: Contents of a book reveal the order and presentation of the subject matters. So, the reviewer should
profoundly analyze the coverage of the book viz-how many chapters or units are there, how well and systematically they are
organized etc.
 Publication (Publisher/Year/Place/Price): Only publication of a book is not a success but its popularity. The publisher does
play a prominent role to publicize and avail( help or benefit)the book in the market. He does occupy his position and prestige.
Therefore, the reviewer should mention the edition, publication, the publisher, date, price and so on. He should also make his
comments or comments regarding its size, standard and public purchasing capacity.
• Strengths and Weaknesses:
This segment is the heart of the review. It mirrors out duo bright and gloomy aspects
of the book. No doubt, nothing is perfect and beyond weaknesses. It is universal. So,
the reviewer should not be biased and inclined(motivated) to any subject matter, but
analyze all the aspects of the book. Therefore, reviewing a book is a very tough and
highly academic job.
Comments: Last but certainly not the least is commendation. After the profound
analysis of all the segments of the book, the reviewer should make duo
commends(praise formally or officially.)and comments quite fairly and independently
Together, he should consider all the aspects viz-social, economic, political scenario,
literary trends or movements etc. very healthy comments and weighty comments
lend duo the writer and the publisher the substantial feedback to make further
improvement in the next edition.
 Besides these, the reviewer should emphasize on the style, simplicity of language,
coherence, comprehensiveness, the situation or circumstances and so on. while
carrying out the review of the book or text, rather a tough job.
• According to Howkins and Stangwick, the following factors or elements of a book
should be reviewed: 
[Link] (story),
2. the main characters,
[Link] theme (lesson for life).
[Link] mood (comic, tragic, realistic ...),
5. the setting (town/country, modern/ historical, ..) and 
[Link] effect (pleasant/unpleasant).
The above factors or components are to be reviewed while writing the review of a
literary work, because these factors are related to a book of literature.
Some Hints for Practical Work :
[Link] the book intensively
[Link] the following things in order:
I. The title of the book,
II. Author's name,
III. Publisher,
IV. Date,
V. Page and
VI. Price. 
(Mention them in one place or a book shaped box on the first page of the book review)
 3. Analyse the following aspects of the book fairly: 
I. 1. the title of the book,
II. 2. type of the book (novel, drama, medicine, economics, education, ...),
III. 3. plot / subject matter and contents,
IV. 4. the main characters,
V. 5. the theme (lesson for life) or what it tries to teach you with life)
VI. 6. the mood (comic, tragic, ...),
VII. 7. the setting (place),
Viii. the impression on the readers (pleasant/unpleasant),
ix. usefulness of the book,
x. simplicity, clarity, correctness and appropriateness of the language standard used
for the target readers,
xi. richness in subject matter,
xii. organization of the subject matter and
xiii. physical quality of the book.
4. Note down the strengths and weaknesses of the whole book on the basis of the
aspects mentioned in III, and note down the comments for the improvements.
[Link] the draft and check it deeply, and correct if necessary
[Link] the final form of the review.
But in the exam hall, you cannot follow all the steps. For your betterment, at least
note down the strength, weakness and comments, and prepare the review very
carefully.
• Expression for writing book and film reviews.
Introduction
• The book is about….. The film is set in….. This fascinating book is…. This film originates from a novel
named…The film is directed by…..The book is written by…….The film is based on a novel/ a real life story
of a…. This is a comedy, horror film, love story, cartoon, science fiction movie, action film, a thriller…….
• Body
• The plot focuses on….. The story begins/concerns about/ is about…The plot /story has a twist in….. The
film reaches a climax when…..The plot is absolutely ….
…………..thrilling/exciting/fascinating/touching/romantic/surprising….It is rather
confusing/long/slow/boring. The cast is excellent/weak./awful/unconvincing. The script/story is
dull/clever/exciting. It has a tragic/surprising/dramatic ending. The music/sound effect is dull/rich
• It is a catchy tune as backing music. The theme of the song is powerful/weak/satisfying. The color in the
photography is natural/spectacular/dull/dark and frightening .The acting is true to life/ powerful/natural
• Conclusion
• Don’t miss it. It is well worth reading/watching/seeing. It will change the way you see (e.g. young
people) after watching this film. It is bound to be a box office hit. I highly/thoroughly/strongly
recommend it. It is highly entertaining. It is certainly at the top of my list of good books. It is a must! I
wouldn’t recommend this because…
• It is a boring movie/book. Only watch this film if you have plenty of time to spare.
• Review of English Text Book of Grade Ten
• Authors : Bishow Raj Joshi, Parbati Dhungana, Chandra Kanta Pandit
• Publisher : Government of Nepal, Ministry of Nepal, Curriculum Development Center, Sanothimi
,Bhaktapur.
• First Edition : 2017 A.D
• Printed at : Janak Education Materials Centre Ltd. Sanothimi Bhaktapur.
• Price : Rs. 87.30
• ISBN : 978-9937-601—35-1(International Standard Book Number)
As I am a regular student of class 10, I got a chance to go through the present English Text Book of grade 10. This
book has been composed by Bishow Raj Joshi, Parbati Dhungana and Chandra Kanta Pandit. Curriculum and text
books of school level of Nepal have been modified time and again by the authorities concerned to cope with the
requirements of the changing situation of the country.  This book covers all four aspects of English Language:
Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Exercises for developing all skills of language have been incorporated in
this text book. In this text book, there are 19 units that all start with the various language functions.
The main purpose of giving the title to each unit from the various language functions is to make students
acquaint with various exponents of language functions which are used in different circumstances and make them
able to speak English language confidently in national and international forums. This book includes various texts
such as poems, stories, dramas ,interviews, prose ,essays, tables and charts, brochures, memories, letters and
biographies, debates, news articles reviews etc.. Learning contents included in the text book are interesting,
applicable in daily life activities and useful to the learners.
• Consequently, the learners can develop all the skills of language equally and will be
capable of competing in the competitive markets and life –skill activities incorporated in
the book produce skilled and talented manpower for the country. The purpose of
designing the present text book is to make students independent learners. The cover of
the text book is slightly brown and blue with two straight lines at the top and bottom of
the cover page and pictures of learning students on it.
The book is not expensive, but the paper quality is not good. Printing quality is another
flaw of this text book. Language used in the book seems to be simple except for some texts.
In each skill, activities such as engage yourself, follow up activity have been kept. Other
activities kept in each skill vary according to skills. Enough grammatical exercises and fun –
corner are another interesting features of this text book. Project work has been kept in
some units with a view to developing students ‘creativity, social interaction skills, research
skills. Moreover, at the back of the pages of the text book, readers can find some pages of
glossary with their meaning and phonetic symbols which are very useful to the students
and teachers as well.
• On the whole, I enjoyed learning materials incorporated in it. My only suggestion to the
authorities concerned is that when we reprint it again, paper quality and printing quality
should be taken care of. The readers will enhance their various skills related to their daily
life activities if they study it intensively.
• Write a review of a book that you have recently read. Or Write a review of a book you have recently read in about 200 words.
• Review of Muna Madan
• Author :Laxmi Prasad Devkota
• Publisher :Sajha Prakashan
• Published year :2001 B.S
• Characters :Muna and Madan
• Genre :Jhyare (epic)
• Language :Nepali
• Laxmai Prasad Devkota , one of the famous figures in Nepali Literature Sky, is always remembered for his great contribution to
flourish Nepali Language through writing a number of books on different genres. Muna Madan is the most famous epic poem
written by him. It is a popular book liked by both educated and common people in Nepal.
• Muna Madan presents a tragic story of Muna and Madan who are the main characters of this book. Muna is the wife and Madan is
the husband. They are extremely poor. Because of the poverty, Madan is compelled to go to Tibet to earn money leaving a new
bride. The wife, Muna, is worried about his safe journey to Tibet as the journey is filled with [Link], she requests him
repeatedly not to go. But he goes there in spite of her unwillingness.
• Madan becomes sick while returning to his home. He is left on the way and a Sherpa finds him and takes care of him. Inspired by
selfless help of Sherpa, Devkota presents a heart touching line i.e ‘Man becomes great by heart not by birth.’ After a few days he
becomes alright and comes home. When he reaches home, he finds that his wife has died and feels very upset. As a result, he comes
to realize that money is of no value at that moment. The story of Muna and Madan touches the heart of readers. The readers have
great sympathy for Muna and Madan.
• On one hand, it presents the miserable condition of Nepalese poor class people and the other hand, their compulsion to go to
foreign countries to earn money for a living. In this poem, Devkota has tried his best to present the biggest problem of the then
Nepalese Society.
• I like this book very much. Everybody loves to read this book as it has musical quality. So, I request all the Nepali people to go
through this book once in life.