Comments on: ‘There Is a Difference Between a Book Review and a Book Recommendation’ – Quote of the Day / Bethanne Patrick http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/%e2%80%98there-is-a-difference-between-a-book-review-and-a-book-recommendation%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-bethanne-patrick/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/%e2%80%98there-is-a-difference-between-a-book-review-and-a-book-recommendation%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-bethanne-patrick/#comment-7721 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:52:45 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=15249#comment-7721 I see the differences in a similar way. A review presupposes a level of analysis that a recommendation doesn’t: A reader of a review has reason to expect that you’ve considered both the strengths and weaknesses of a book even if you focus on the strengths in your comments. A recommendation is just that — an endorsement.

]]> By: Chad Aaron Sayban http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/%e2%80%98there-is-a-difference-between-a-book-review-and-a-book-recommendation%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-bethanne-patrick/#comment-7720 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:20:28 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=15249#comment-7720 I think the difference is that a review requires a person to actually support why they think a book is good or not good. A recommendation is simply a knee-jerk emotional response to whether or not you liked happened to like the book. The most difficult problem with trying to become a ‘reviewer’ in this brave new world we are now in is differentiating yourself from the avalanche of comments that contribute nothing more than ‘that book sucks!’ or ‘that’s the greatest book ever!’ There is no longer the ready-made audience with newspapers twenty years ago that provides a reviewer with a certain level of credibility from the start.

I still haven’t figured out if this is a great thing or the end of civilization.

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