Monday, October 24, 2011

Criteria for Reviews and General Review Outline

I suppose the first post that should be made regarding reviews specifically should be the criteria I plan to use when rating any particular piece of work.


Books:
Overall Plot
Complexity of Plot
Character Development
Symbolism (if any)

For each book review I will give a summery of the plot. I will try my hardest to not give everything away about what happened in a particular work. Once I have given a short plot synopsis I will then address the three points I plan to use to rate the work. Having done that, I plan to talk about any sort of symbolism a work may contain, assuming I found any, and how effective it is. After I have done that I will give a recommendation as to whether or not the book is worth a read or a pass. At the same time I will give some idea as to whether or not the book is good for reading anywhere, or if the reader will need to be able to focus closer on the overall work to be able to get the full enjoyment out of it.

Comics:
Art. (while what makes a piece of art good or bad is subjective I will be rating this based solely on whether the art conveys what it is meant to in an easy to follow manor. However, I do plan to give my personal opinion on the aesthetics of the art itself.)
Character Development
Plot

Much like the review of a book, I will give a brief plot summary. Upon finishing the summary I will then discuss the three points I am rating the work on. Finally I will give a recommendation as to whether a comic is worth a look.


Movies:
Plot
Storytelling
Character Development
Overall Enjoyment

Similarly to the book and comic reviews I will give a plot summary of the movie. Following that I will discuss the points on which I am rating the movie on. Finally I will give a recommendation, as well as let the reader know whether or not the movie is the type of movie where they can simply turn their brains off and enjoy, or if they will need to pay close attention to the work so as to get the most enjoyment out of it.

That is all for now,
GhostWolfer signing out.

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