Now a lot of people are faced with the problem of writing a review. Especially often this need arises among students and researchers. Reviews are often confused with testimonials. This is a big mistake, since these two forms of expressing an opinion regarding any work have fundamental differences. Ignorance of these nuances is fraught with the manifestation of ignorance and illiteracy on the part of the author. But it is worth noting that the review is not an essay on a free topic. It has a clear plan and must have a certain content. These and many other nuances of writing works in this genre will be discussed in the article.
What is a review
The word "review" (recencio) is translated from Latin as "examination, examination". The term became established in literature at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The review is considered as one of the genres of criticism in literature. But despite its apparent unambiguity, it is divided into several main types.
Main types of reviews
1. The review can be written in the form of an essay. The author in this case describes his impression of the book he read. But a review of a scientific article cannot be written in such a style. An example is a review of some artistic literary work. An essay is most often written in the form of a lyrical reflection.
2. A journalistic or critical article of a small size can also be submitted as a review of the article. An example of such work can be found in scientific journals where topical literary and social problems are discussed.
3. Another type of this genre is the author's review. In this case, the author himself describes the brief meaning of his work. The author can supplement the author's review with comments on the information contained in the main part of the work.
4. An extended abstract is most often used as a review of an article. An example of such a form must necessarily contain information about the meaning of the work, the features of writing, as well as the main advantages and disadvantages of the work.
5. The last type of this genre is an examination review, which is written by a student to assess the degree of understanding of any work. It could be a review of an article. An example of writing can be found in the textbook.
Because the review is a scientific or literary work, it must contain certain parts.
What should a review include
1. Detailed description of the subject of analysis. Mandatory withindicating the genre, the author and the main characteristics of the work, such as style, volume and methods of analysis used (if it is a scientific article).
2. The author of the review must justify the relevance of the topic on which the work is written.
3. The review indicates the main idea of this work. That is, what exactly the author wanted to say in his work.
4. The review must contain a brief description of the work. The reviewer is obliged to give a general description of the work, indicating its key points.
5. Flaws should also be noted by a review of the article. Example: insufficient number of sources of information or use of outdated data, etc.
6. And at the end of the review, it is necessary to draw conclusions. They should be short and unambiguous. Conclusions should contain information about the scientific or artistic value of the work.
What is the difference between a review and a review
Very often a review is confused with a review. But this is wrong, because these two genres have significant differences. The review must contain all of the above points. While the review is only a short description of the work without a detailed analysis of it. Reviews are much more common than a review of an article. An example review is a brief description that appears at the end or beginning of any book. Its purpose is only to highlight the main idea of the work and its brief description.
How to write a review of an article
Quite often the question arises:How to write a review of an article? An example of a review can be found in scientific journals, but, nevertheless, for the correct compilation, you need to know the basic principles and nuances of writing it.
The most important rule that every reviewer must learn is that the review must always be substantiated and reasoned. A reader who has read any work (whether scientific or artistic) can simply express his thoughts with the words "like" or "dislike", "believe" or "do not believe". The reviewer, however, must necessarily support his opinion with arguments.
If the reviewer puts forward a hypothesis opposite to the opinion of the author, he must justify it. But it is important to remember that a review is only a short analysis of an article or book. In such work, abstract judgments about other articles, books, and so on, are unacceptable. The review notes only the opinion regarding this work.
