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book review

NOUN
review
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analysis appraisal article assessment column comment commentary criticism discussion essay evaluation inspection investigation judgment notice revision study
STRONG
abstract blurb canvass discourse dissertation exposition journal magazine mention monograph organ outline pan periodical recapitulation redraft synopsis theme thesis treatise
WEAK
reviewal write-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect quiet silence

Example Sentences

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An amazing fact, inasmuch as Scotland produced the first important book review: the Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

And his account on Goodreads, a user-generated book review website, indicated that he had read several books about managing back pain, one of them called Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

Suffice to say: My editor ended up passing on the book review, but Loraine got me instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

BMJ, which publishes BJSM, announced on 10 May that a further investigation has now concluded, with the journal pulling four editorials and a book review for plagiarism and a letter for duplicate publication.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

There was a book review every week, a video-game tips column, a “Best of the Web” listing, and a “Best TV Movies of the Weekend” column.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.