Description
Your review should focus on what the book tell us about the future of work. What did you learn that you found to be relevant to this course? Does it merely describe a problem, or does it point towards solutions? Be explicit. Your review you should not only describe or summarize the contents of the book, it should offer explicit insights about the future of work.
And finally, evaluate the quality of the work. A review is written for a specific audience – someone who has not read the book or seen the films but is interested in the subject matter – in this case, your TA.
Here are some tips or guidelines:
- Don’t try to cover everything in the book.
- After a brief summary of the contents, focus on what is relevant to this course. What lessons does it offer about the future of work? Organize the review around these lessons or insights about work, rather than follow the table of contents or repeat the storyline.
- Illustrate your review with short paraphrased passages (phrased in your own words) or brief quotations from the work.
- Discuss the chief strengths or weaknesses of the book. Maintain a critical balance (be fair-minded).
Also see York Library’s Academic Writing Guide – which includes a section on Reviews & Critiques