Book Reports and Book Reviews

Because books themselves are found in every class, book reviews and book reports can be found on the syllabus of almost every class. Most professors want their students to not only go in-depth about the books they assign, but also to augment the syllabus by asking students to read extra books. And the the best way they can really know that the students have read the book, let alone analyzed and synthesized the materials in the book, is to ask the student to write a book report or review about it. (Or "them," since professors often assign several book reviews/reports per class.)

Students need to know the difference between book reports and book reviews. Put simply, a book report is a less-intense version of a book review. Book reports tend to summarize books, give the highlights, and not much else. Sometimes the book report will detail the main elements in the book, such as characters, themes, and so forth, but that is about it. The book review, on the other hand, will go in depth, talking not only about the contents themselves, but analyzing them as well. Book reviews can also contain the writer's opinion of the book, which is not generally found in a book report.

The main difficulty with both kinds of projects is time. Books take a long time to read, and in writing either a book report or a book review, the student must go back over the book, often many times, to get relevant information. When you think about the fact that this assignment can show up in every kind of class, and that full-time students often have 4-5 classes a semester, this can be a lot of books! That is where we come in. Let PowerPapers.com help you with a model book report or review, or even several. We are experts. We can help.