Grade: VIII Subject: English
Topic: Book Review
- Learning Objectives:
Enhance creative writing skills.
Improve the ability to select and engage in appropriate resources and texts.
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, opinion piece,
summary review or scholarly review.
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GUIDELINES FOR BOOK REVIEW:
Here are six steps for how to write a book review for school and
beyond.
Give a short introduction
Begin with a brief summary of the book....
Pick out the most important aspects of the book....
Include brief quotes as examples....
Write a conclusion that summarizes everything....
Find similar books....
Give it a star rating.
SAMPLE: Write a book review on ‘Kabuliwala’ by Rabindranath
Tagore.
Book Review on -
Title: Kabuliwala
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Genre: Fiction
Introduction:
This story is among the famous stories written by Rabindranath
Tagore. I have read this story in the book ‘Sahitya ke Vividh Rang’
which has compiled many good stories.
Plot summary:
Set in the backdrop of Calcutta, the main character of this story is a
5-year-old-girl, Mini and a Kabul based dry-fruit seller man,
Kabuliwala. Mini is a sweet and talkative girl who loves her Babuji
(He is the narrator of this story). Every day in their locality a Kabul
based man, Rahmat comes to sell the dry-fruits. The little Mini first
gets afraid because of the huge bag and robe but slowly she turns
to be his friend. During all this, Kabuliwala got arrested for the
murder and sentenced to jail for many years. After many years,
Kabuliwala comes to meet the mini who is now the bride. Does Mini
recognize him? What is the reason the Kabuliwala comes to meet
her after so many years? Read this book to know the heart
drenching reality.
Writing style:
The writer has drawn the mischievousness of Mini, attire of the
Kabuliwala and their friendship perfectly. You will find yourself
connected with the story till the end.
My perception:
The master storyteller Rabindranath Tagore has tried to show the
hidden pain from the character of Mini and Kabuliwala. This story is
heart wrenching and beautiful, you need to read this.
Movie based on this story:
The movie ‘Kabuliwala’ made by Hemin Gupta in the year
1961.
The part ‘Kabuliwala’ from the Anuraag Basu made ‘Stories by
Ravindranath Tagore’.
Grab a copy of this book from here,
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Activity:
- Select and read any book of poems or stories by any one of your favourite authors
and prepare a book review.
- Write a short book review featuring what you liked the most about that book. You
may also write about the use of illustrations, highlighting the vocabulary used in the
book. You may particularly talk about a poem or story and why you liked it the
most (in your Grammar Notebook.)
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