When I first heard that we were going to write a book review, I didn't know what to expect, honestly. There were a few book reviews that I've read, but nothing as long or detailed as we were going to write. Shimmering Literacies was a fairly dense read, not from the complexity of words or ideas, but due to the sheer dullness of the book. The first time I was reading through it, I felt as if I were moving so slowly and not really finishing it as quickly as I needed to, since time was not permitting me to extend it any longer.
Composing the book review was extremely helpful with the resources Dr. Gleason handed out to the class. It provided three different, yet great examples of how authors reviewed the book, gave perspective, and was fair in their evaluations. I believe the most challenging part for me was including all of the necessary components, and properly giving an evaluation of the book. Since this is the first review I've written for anything, I really used the resources given as much as possible. This has definitely been a good opportunity and learning experience.
Mark, I am glad you found the resources that I provided for the book review assignment to be helpful. It seems as if you have learned to write in a new genre: the book review genre. You can now write book reviews for publication, and I encourage you to do so. You can write about textbooks and scholarly books in the field of basic writing and the larger field of composition and rhetoric. You can submit a book review to Basic Writing Electronic Journal (BWe), the journal that I serve as editor for.
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