Review - Definition and Overview

A review is a piece of writing that discusses the author's opinion on a piece of publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, or novel. In addition to the verbalized opinion there may also be a formalized assessment; for instance, the author may assign the work one to five stars to indicate its relative merit. More loosely, an author may review current events or items in the news.

A compilation of reviews may itself be called a review. The_New_York_Review_of_Books, for instance, is a collection of essays on literature, culture, and current affairs. National Review, founded by William F. Buckley, Jr., is an influential conservative magazine, and Monthly Review is a long-running socialist periodical.

External links

Book Reviews

• Times Literary Supplement (http://www.the-tls.co.uk/) archive of almost 250,000 reviews, letters and poems.
• New York Times Books (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html) Search 50,000 reviews indexed from 1980.

Music reviews

• All Music (http://www.allmusic.com) Helps "consumers navigate the increasingly complex world of recorded music and discover the very best recordings."

Example Usage of Review