Topic: ________________________________________________________________
 

1.    Use three of the six books that you found in the Online Catalog Exercise.

2.    Using Book Review Digest, the New York Times Index, or any other reference tool which indexes book reviews, locate a review for each book.  Fill in the information below:

Book #1
Author__________________________________________________________________

Title____________________________________________________________________

Review Source (including title and volume or year)_________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

Write an MLA-style citation of the book review itself:
 
 
 
 

Discuss the review.  Was it positive?  Did the review compare the book to other books on the subject?  Having read the review, would you still want to use it if you were writing a paper?
 
 
 
 
 

Book #2
Author__________________________________________________________________

Title____________________________________________________________________

Review Source (including title and volume or year)_________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

Write an MLA-style citation of the book review itself:
 
 
 
 

Discuss the review.  Was it positive?  Did the review compare the book to other books on the subject?  Having read the review, would you still want to use it if you were writing a paper?
 
 
 
 
 
 

Book #3
Author__________________________________________________________________

Title____________________________________________________________________

Review Source (including title and volume or year)_________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

Write an MLA-style citation of the book review itself:
 
 
 
 

Discuss the review.  Was it positive?  Did the review compare the book to other books on the subject?  Having read the review, would you still want to use it if you were writing a paper?