Book Review: Uncomfortable Conversation with a Black Man

Book Review

Template 

Mechanics: Times New-Roman, 12 pt., double space, 1-inch margins, minimum of 750 words to Max 1000 words, Microsoft Word Doc 2010 or more recent 

At the start, put the complete bibliographic information: 

Title in full, author, place of publication, publisher, date of publication edition, number of pages. 

Your introduction will usually include: 

· Your overall impression of the book 

· A statement about the author 

· A statement on the purpose of the book 

· A statement of the significance of the work 

The body of your review develops the points you want to make: 

· Greater detail on the author’s thesis and summary of the main points 

· Evaluation of strengths, weaknesses, contribution, or bias 

· The evidence that is the basis of your critique

The Conclusion (last paragraph) includes: 

· Your final assessment 

· Restatement of the overall impression 

· (re)statement of your recommendation 

No new information should be included in the conclusion. 

Any references to a quote or chapter only do an in-text citation, for example ( Acho, 25).