Writing A Book Review
- Indiana University Writing Tutorial Serviceprovides guiding questions as you read and an example book review illustrating method
Example of "Book Talk" -- a verbal book review style
Theory & Method
Feminism and Autobiography by Call Number: HQ1185 .F45 2000"Whilst exemplifying the very different levels of autobiographical activity going on in feminist studies, the contributions chart a movement from autobiography as genre to autobiography as cultural practice, and from the analysis of autobiographical texts to a preoccupation with autobiography as method." [from summary]
Autobiography and National Identity in the Americas by Call Number: E29 .A1 H86 1999"Drawing on such materials as journals, personal essays, autobiography, and the testimonio, this ambitious book is as comprehensive in its treatment of autobiographical writing as in its geographical coverage." [from Summary]
Revealing Lives: Autobiography, Biography, & Gender by Call Number: CT21 .R47 1990"In this book gender is the lens through which autobiography and biography are scrutinized. The authors show what is revealed when they magnify the gendered aspects of both men's and women's writing. The eternal questions of identity, choice, responsibility, happiness, tragedy, and even death are interpreted in terms of gender analysis." [from Summary]
Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life by Call Number: CT25 .T448 2008"Balancing precariously between history and literature, memoir writers have finally found their place on the bookshelf. But increased notoriety brings intense scrutiny: memoirists are expected to create a narrative worthy of fiction while also staying true to the facts. Historians, too, handle tricky issues of writing from "real life," when imagination must fill gaps in the historical record." [from Summary]
Interpreting Women's Lives: Feminist Theory and Personal Narratives by Call Number: Ebsco E-bookLogin using SAU ID
