How to write a book review?

This study aims to provide a guideline on how to write book reviews. For this purpose, the first chapter begins with a short terminological introduction and draws attention to the similarities and differences between book reviews and book criticism. It divides these writings into those written before and after the publication of the book. Then, it offers an answer to the question of why a book review needs to be written. It argues that the primary reason is a scholarly answer to the readers’ question of what should be read, to guide them through producing works worth reading or suggesting the work of other colleagues who produce such works by writing reviews of their work to contribute to them finding the place they deserve among the literature or criticising the poor-quality works. Finally, the work offers a guideline for how to write a book review. How to write an introductory paragraph, what needs to be included in the description and evaluation of the main sections, and how to write the conclusion. It is hoped that this guideline, together with the sample reviews given in the second chapter, will be useful for those who have just started their academic writing career.