[bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
- From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 19:08:09 -0500
Beg to differ with you here Ann.
You said, "If you find value words, then it's a review. It's the
words that put a value on a book that make the difference."
In writing a synopsis of a book, I may often use terms like "good" or
"great" before the verb read to entice the reader to read the book. I think
the trouble comes when that's all you say about the book. If you go on to
briefly tell what the book is about then it's still a synopsis and not a
review.
Bob
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From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
Hi all,
<smiling in return> Precisely! That's why I commended you for calling
the mistake to our attention.
There is, in fact, a rule about copying stuff from places like newspapers
and so on. These quotes which are on book covers, are reviews, and
shouldn't be used. Here's a good ruler folks. If the info you're looking
at just tells you what the book is about and does not use any value words;
good, bad, excellent, remarkable, then it's a synopsis. If you find value
words, then it's a review. It's the words that put a value on a book
that make the difference.
Yep, I guess it is up to us to correct mistakes when we find 'em.
However, let's agree to continue to call these mistakes to the attention
of those who make them. Otherwise, we're setting ourselves up for lots
more work! Dunnow about you, but I've got to learn Vista, and if I have
to write synopses too, one of these here things isn't going to get done.
Ann P.
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