LitPick Book Review Examples
Book Review Example 1 (Good) 
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Back to Blackbrick is a story about a teen boy trying to fix his grandpa's memory. His grandpa, in a rare moment of clarity, gives him a key and tells him to go to this place called Blackbrick by the south gate. He discovers that, when he goes through the gate, he goes back in time to his grandpa's past. When he goes to the past, though, he discovers that his grandpa is in love with someone other than his grandma. So in order to continue existing in the present, he needs to fix his grandpa up with his grandma. This touching, sometimes funny, book shows how he deals with these issues.
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Back to Blackbrick is a great book with lots of twists and turns. There are two things I didn’t like about it. The first is how it keeps jumping from what is happening now when Granddad’s brain is messed up to what used to happen in the past when his brain isn’t messed up. And the second is that the sentences where people talking are often in third person, so there are less quotation marks than I would expect.
A couple of the things I really liked about this book were that at the end of the book it makes it sound like real life, and second, the author developed the characters very well.
This book has what every great book needs: action, adventure, surprises, and a touch of magic. I would give this book 4/5 stars and would recommend this book to ages 10-14. Have a great time reading this book.
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Book Review Example 2 (Good)
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Earth Girl takes place in the year 2789 where "portaling" between planets is a part of daily life for the people whose bodies can handle it. People who are unable to travel to other worlds and have to live on Earth are considered handicapped and are occasionally treated poorly by those who can use portals. Even though handicapped people are guaranteed a job, home, and money from the governent a handicapped girl named Jarra is still angered by the way "normal" people treat them. So to show everyone handicapped people are humans too Jarra plans to enter an "off world" university that will spend the first few months on earth to learn of its history. After fitting in and making some friends she would then reveal that she was handicapped. Jarra couldn't wait to see the look on their faces when they'd realizeded they had been friends with an "ape." The only question was: could she convince them?
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This was one of the most wonderful science fiction books I have ever read! It was easy to relate to the character's thoughts and feelings even though the story is far into the future, and while there was some romance there was plenty of action and adventure too. I would recomend this to readers looking for an exciting book with the perfect balance of adventure, suspence, and love.
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Book Review Example 3 (Good)
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You see books everywhere, but how were they invented? When you think about it, a lot of work went into the creation of books. There had to be letters, paper, printing presses, pencils... the list goes on and on! Book, a cheeky chap who speaks in narrative prose, travels through time, teaching readers about the history of books. He starts off with the ancient Mesopotamians and works his way up to today’s e-book age. Book is not so narcissistic as to talk only of himself; he dedicates time to influential book-makers and fun facts about the times. Captivating black-and-white illustrations keep up the tempo, and quotes or poems dot the chapters. Kids and grown-ups who love books will have fun learning with Book!
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From the get-go, I was inclined to like Book. I’m a member of LitPick; I love books! Though I knew about papyrus, Gutenberg Bibles, and printing presses, I still discovered quite a few fun facts about the history of books. Did you know that an Assyrian king had a library with a kiln to bake clay tablets, an old form of books?
This book is clearly meant for kids, though I think that adult bibliophiles will also enjoy it. Brief chapters are great for short attention spans, and Packer’s illustrations are stunning. Some are charming additions to break up pages; others are diagrams that show readers things like how to make papyrus paper.
In between chapters are quotes or poems about reading, which first seemed a little odd. Eventually I got used to them. Some were really lovely; others were humorous. I know that I’ll be copying Emily Dickinson’s poem about books into my notebook!
I noticed that the author, Agard, is a British poet. That might explain the long sentences that sometimes drifted into lyrical prose. He also name-dropped Harry Potter, which is always a plus. I liked how the author made Book a bold character. He once remarks, “When politicians talk about closing libraries to save money, I feel like knocking them over the head.” My thoughts exactly!
Book is a unique, educational read that bibliomaniacs of all ages can learn from. I only wish it had been a bit longer, so that I could enjoy more of Book's autobiography.
Book Review Example 4 (Not So Good) 
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this book is about a girl named rivi who is from a different planet who can do stuff with her mind like making things levitate and a boy named dan who is from earth him and rivi are good friends rivi helped dan get over his bullying problem by letting him think better about himself rivi met the president along with dan they both hellped scientest who work with the president by fixing there satilite dish so they could get a message from mars and then rivi and dan flew to mars to help the people on mars because they were having a problem
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i would suggest this to anyone who is looking for a good book or just looking for something to do.
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Book Review Example 5 (Not So Good)
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A girl finds her fathers friend is living with them now and comes to find out her life isn't exactly what she thought it was. She must learn to accept her new life and those around her.
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A great book jam packed with action and adventure and was exactly what I was craving.
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