From: Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 5:08 PM
Beg to differ with you here Ann.
You said, "If you find value words, then it's a
review. It's the
words that put a value on a book that make the
difference."
In writing a synopsis of a book, I may often use terms like
"good" or
"great" before the verb read to entice the reader
to read the book. I think
the trouble comes when that's all you say about the
book. If you go on to
briefly tell what the book is about then it's still a
synopsis and not a
review.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
> Hi all,
>
> <smiling in return> Precisely! That's why
I commended you for calling
> the mistake to our attention.
>
> There is, in fact, a rule about copying stuff from
places like newspapers
> and so on. These quotes which are on book covers, are
reviews, and
> shouldn't be used. Here's a good ruler folks.
If the info you're looking
> at just tells you what the book is about and does not
use any value words;
> good, bad, excellent, remarkable, then it's a
synopsis. If you find value
> words, then it's a review. It's the words
that put a value on a book
> that make the difference.
>
> Yep, I guess it is up to us to correct mistakes when
we find 'em.
> However, let's agree to continue to call these
mistakes to the attention
> of those who make them. Otherwise, we're setting
ourselves up for lots
> more work! Dunnow about you, but I've got to
learn Vista, and if I have
> to write synopses too, one of these here things
isn't going to get done.
>
> Ann P.
>
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