Reviews and Criticism
Reviews and Criticism
Reviews and Criticism Links
- Danny Yee's Book Reviews Nearly 500 book reviews on a variety of topics including zoology, physics, philosophy, religion, fiction and politics.
- Tania's Book Reviews "Book reviews on science fiction and fantasy books." An informal personal page of book reviews.
- Netsurfer Books A free e-zine, delivered by e-mail and featuring short book reviews, notes, and recommendations.
- Illuminations ". . . a WWW research resource for those interested in the Critical Theory project. Firmly based in Frankfurt School thought, this site maintains a collection of articles, excerpts, and chapters from many contemporary writers of and about Critical Theory."
- Bill MacDonald's Brutally Honest Book Reviews Succinct reviews of mystery, suspense and horror fiction.
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature Online publication of classic eighteen-volume work of English and American literary history and criticism.
- NameBase Book Index Source list, images, FOIA documents, software, and essays.
- Baryon Online A review magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and horror books and ebooks with fannish notes. Published quarterly.
- The Romance Reader The site for news, views, and reviews of romance fiction.
- Ed's Internet Book Review Dr. Edwin V. Bell's book review covers many genres and categories. Reviews are written by Bell and a host of volunteer contributors.
- Pixel Planet "Reviews of SF, fantasy, horror, mystery and thriller/suspense novels. Readers can add their thoughts through the "Post Your Comments" section on each review."
- Bookideas.com Reviews in all genres, from science fiction to cookbooks, with interactive "Favorite & Worst books ever published" lists.
- RedThunder's Book Reviews Brief, mostly informal reviews, with occasional links to further resources related to specific books and/or authors.
- A Reader's Guide to the Underground Press Features reviews of underground zines, comics, books, and videos.
- Cat's Weekly Book Review An unusual selection of classics mixed with new releases. Mystery, sci-fi, and British humour . . . . No spoilers," says the author of these regularly update pages devoted to reviewing books.
- Funn at Finn's/Chapter & Verse A family site with a page devoted to tongue-in-cheek book reviews on a range of (mostly recent) titles.
- Arts All Around Books ". . . latest book news and reviews on famous authors in New England and beyond."
- The Endless' Library One website author's extensive online book review page, covering a wide range of literature.
- Tracy's Book Reviews Short reviews of e-Books and print titles in romance, mystery and fantasy by Tracy Eastgate and contributors.
- Blether Short reviews of recent fiction and non-fiction from a group of dedicated readers. The site also features discussion and an archive.
- Nabou.com - Book Reviews Book reviews of selected classic and new titles.
- Literary Reviews "Reviews and recommendations of classics and interesting literature."
- Aardvark A fortnightly review of literary publications, with a focus on e-zines.
- FutureFiction.com Author and book reviews in the science fiction and fantasy genres.
- The Vortex Capsule reviews of fantasy titles submitted by users.
- Rob Couteau Book reviews, interviews, etexts, literature, novels, dealing with Americans in Paris and Europe, and American writers in Paris.
- Herbal Bookworm, The
- Mostly Fiction Contemporary Literature Brief book reviews and information about authors.
- The Blind Monkey Review Reviews of new bestselling fiction, sci-fi, mystery and non fiction. The site also reviews movies and publishes original fiction, essays and poetry.
- Metapsychology Thoughtful and informed book reviews on mental health, psychology, ethics, and philosophy. Updated every month.
- Alternative Culture Magazine This site reviews Native American, outdoors and literary titles and reading recommendations with links to online booksellers.
- A to Z of Book Reviews Web ring for book reviews from any genre and any author.
- Helge's Notebook of Books and Arcane Trivia Book reviews of fiction and non-fiction, articles on arcane trivia, and original fiction.
- The Book Reporter Weekly news and reviews of mass-market fiction and nonfiction books.
- Art and Mind This reader's portal features reviews, links to commercial review sites and Oprah's Book Club, and an arts newsfeed.
- Interrogation Reports Brief reports and reviews on books and movies.
- The Gaping Void Essays and reviews in modern/contemporary European Literature
- BookCritics Book reviews from experienced critics.
- Atu XVIII - Reviews "Small but rapidly growing collection of completely independent book reviews."
- The Nature Pages Reviews and news about current nature writing and natural history books.
- Necessary Prose Reviews, essays, and writing on the crux of the Bible and Western European Literature.
- Booklist Booklist is the American Library Associations review publication, online and in print. A good non-commercial site for reviews, although not the easiest to navigate.
- LiteratuReview A review of new and old titles in fiction, travel, history, politics and other topics.
- The Second Circle A guide to contemporary literature, singling out contemporary novels of particular merit and featuring reviews, interviews, and a quarterly newsletter.
- MSRRT Newsletter: Library Alternatives Reviews of alternative press books, zines, and other DiY media as well as information for library workers
- Bookreporter.com "A community site dedicated to book lovers and writers. We provide a forum for readers to communicate with authors. Gather information about books inluding reviews, excerpts, features, author interviews, and reader polls."
- The Women's Review of Books Reviews of the latest books by and about women from Wellesley College. By subscription; minimal free content.
- the boox review Book reviews, author interviews and essays.
- Dead Trees Review Brief reviews of small press books, politics, science fiction/fantasy and avant garde by Paul Lappen.
- Book Tape Page, The Reviews of audiobooks (i.e, "books on cassettes").
- Teachers' Developmental Reading Resource For Young Adult Fiction Metasite containing original summary, review, and readability assessment of YA fiction. Lots of resource links.
- TopBestsellers Includes regularly updated indices of links to web-published book reviews for a wide range of current bestselling literature.
- Adam Mazmanian: Online Portfolio A collection of original to the web and newspaper book reviews of recent fiction and non-fiction by Mazmanian.
- RebeccasReads.com Reviews of new and recent titles in fiction, non-fiction and childrens by Rebecca -- a writer and editor -- and her associates.
- Missy's Book Reviews The personal, non-commercial reading journal features reviews of Missy's recent reading.
- e-boswell An online journal of conversations with and lectures by prominent writers, artists, and thinkers.
- Book Recommendations of Real Folks "People can submit lists of books they've liked. They can also search the database for other people's recommendations."
- The Library "A personal review library containing a synopsis on individual (paperback) books I have read. 200+ reviews included."
- The Internet Writing Journal Monthly onlne magazine with book reviews in several genres, author interviews, and articles on writing.
- Book Reviews from InnerSelf Magazine Reviews on a variety of book subjects: self-help, relationships, health, astrology, and novels.
- Books In Depth Book reviews from newspapers, magazines and internet resources.
- complete review Quarterly A literary saloon and site of review
- Genre Bookshop A review of new science fiction titles and contemporary fiction from the United Kingdom.
- SportsJones: Books The book review section of this daily online sports magazine.
- Forgotten Favorites A selection of book recommendations from various literary and intellectual luminaries; at Feed online.
- Beatrice Ron Hogan interviews leading authors of contemporary literature.
- Book Reviews Index of book review sites
- The Opoly Open Line ". . . an open forum discussion area where anybody can leave their comments." For movies, etc., as well as books and authors and literary discussion.
- The Listology A user-contributed, searchable collection of book lists.
- Erik Lundegaard's Book and Movie Review Page Personal and professional reviews of books and movies by Seattle Times book critic.
- goodreports.net Book site featuring reviews, news, and interviews from critic Alex Good.
- Raven's Reviews "Reviews of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and historical books."
- Book News Short overviews of the latest books about science, technology, and medicine.
- Suzie's Book Pages "Reviews of mainly fantasy and science fiction books."
- BookSpot.com Newsletter Monthly newsletter features sites for book reviews, reading lists, bestseller lists, and author and publisher information.
- Abbey Reviews Reviews of spiritual and New-Age titles in fiction, non-fiction.
- First Impressions A "reading diary" that contains comments and reviews of mainly older fiction works, with a sprinkling of current and non-fiction books.
- David's Book Reviews "Short reviews of books, mainly on philosophy, linguistics, history, languages, geography, travel, poetry, and art and literary criticism."
- Books by Women Authors Reviews of books by women authors, mostly on philosophy, linguistics, literary criticism, art, and history.
- Overbooked A resource for readers, specializing in genre and literary fiction information. Includes booklists, new book information, and other online resources.
- Positive Net Home Page: Books, Stories and Essays The Positive Place on the Internet where upbeat and inspirational books, magazines, stories, and essays are reviewed.
- Moreover.com The latest book reviews collected, webmasters can also put customized book review feeds on their site.
- Pop Life: Books We have art, book, comic, and music reviews. It's a communal web site so add to it if you want!
- Dave Edelman on the WWW: Contents Book reviews, author interviews and other works by critic and journalist Dave Edelman.
- Kristen Voskuil's Book Review Fiction and nonfiction reviews by Voskuil.
- Curled Up with a Good Book Book reviews and recommendations for new and backlist nonfiction and literary, mainstream and genre fiction.
- Gumby's Bookreviews Index A complete index with links to Gumby's bookreviews. All kinds of books much fantasy/sf-books, but also other kinds of books. (Computing and other topics). Also points to other books you might like if you enjoy a certain author.
- Book Lore A non-commercial UK book review site featuring capsule reviews of popular titles.
- Fiatgirl Book Reviews Over 500 books indexed by author and title, plus free New Reviews newsletter available via e-mail. Annotated links to book sites, including e-zines, e-mail lists, author sites, publisher sites, and fan sites.
- Literal Mind Reviews of new and noteworthy books, including fiction, poetry, essays, and works of literary non-fiction and memoir. Covers both new and old books, as long as theyre interesting and topical.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Literary Theory A directory of links to (mostly scholarly) literary criticism and analysis on the internet.
- BookBrowse.com ". . . features excerpts, summaries, reviews and author bios of the best current books, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers . . . ."
- The Cyberspace and Critical Theory An overview of interrelations between cyberspace--i. e., computer technology and networking, hypertext, etc.--and critical theory.
- Chuck's Book Reviews Long and detailed reviews of genre work; small site, but worth reading.
- The Brothers Judd Reviews of books of all genres, including the Modern Library Top 100, National Book Award winners, and current books. A complete directory of recommended authors and their works that have all been read by one or both of the Brothers Judd.
- The Bactra Review Reviews books in physics, economics, history and other areas. By Cosma Rohilla Shalizi, a grad student studying physics.
- Boston Book Review "The smartest writers on the most important books. Features incisive, independent comment from preeminent writers, scholars and intellectuals."
- Bookdragon Review Monthly e-zine featuring reviews, news and title information for new and upcoming works of genre fiction.
- Micropress Reviews Brief reviews of underground, small press, and micropress publications by Jean Heriot.
- Stefan Neumann Projekt Literature, reviews, presentation of poems etc.
- John's Book Pages Capsule reviews and ratings of books by John Regehr.
- The Clue A mystery book review and community site.
- Jim Trageser's Book Reviews Trageser's reviews of recent fiction and non-fiction.
- Women's Books Online: A Cooperative Book Review Reviews of women's books by women around the world.
- MSN Entertainment Channel Guide to Today's Books Publishing press releases, reviews and promotions of new books, bestseller lists.
- ArielBooks A small, but nice selection of reviews of suspense, classic, and adventure literature.
- Between the Lines Includes interviews, reviews, and new releases.
- Books to Recommend (or not) "This set of web pages began in July of 1995 as a mnemonic device for me to recall the books I've read . . . ."
- Cathy Mosier's Book Reviews Capsule reviews of fiction, sci-fi and fantasy, with links to online booksellers.
- The Home of Dorigan5 Book and PC game reviews. Also includes information about model aircraft, author societies, and World War I.
- Book-A-Minute Humorous lampooning of popular books via ultra-condensation.
- The Mystery Reader The latest reviews and news of current mystery novels, including police procedurals, thrillers, suspense, cozies, historicals and romantic suspense. Also author interviews, features, upcoming releases and more.
- Book Forager Search for books by genre or type. Each book has a reader comment, sometimes an extract, and the option to search for similar titles.
- Dance Sisters Artmedia site containing only reviews of this title.
- Claude Lalumière Book reviews and other essays. Freelance writer, editor and translator.
- The Assayer A site for user-contributed book reviews, with a special focus on reviewing free books. All the reviews are free information, meaning that they are copyrighted by their authors, but are available for free reading and copying under a licensing agreement.
- Steven C. Scheer's Web of Words This site includes essays on literature and criticism as well as essays on writing and reading and movies, including samples from a work in progress called Hollywood Values
- Science Book Review Reviews and recommendations of science books.
- berniE-zine: Book Reviews & More A monthly online zine featuring fiction and poetry reviews, literary journals, fiction and non-fiction. Also features links to sites of literary interest.
- Crowyne's Reading Room "Home of the Society of Aspiring Writers (SAW), site also includes book reviews, Women in Mythology project, Legenda listing of online articles (regularly updated), a Writer's Toolkit, and occasional commentary and musings."
- CountryReader.com ". . . has reviews for fiction and non-fiction books, links to online bookstores, links to libraries, and other resources for avid readers."
- The Reader's Source Contains book reviews, a list of authors and publishers, and information about new releases.
- Twentieth Century Fiction Book overviews and reviews, lifetime fiction reading list, author pages for Sherwood Anderson, William Faulkner, etc...., links to other reading lists, first edition covers.
- INDOlink Book & Media Review A review of titles by Indian and Indian-expatriate authors as well as works on Indian topics.
- Electronic book review Generally interested in promoting literary innovation on the Internet and reviewing books that address the electronic future of fiction, poetry, criticism, and the visual arts.
- culturevulture.net Reviews of select books.
- The Harvard Book Review Harvard University journal features over 30 reviews and original art by Harvard undergraduates. Reviews include poetry, history, fiction and satire.
- Fashion Hurts: Book Reviews The books section of an arts/culture e-zine edited by Jana Prikryl.
- Essay on Novel An essay on fiction, the reader and the publisher, especially the impact of publishing strategies on mass-market fiction.
- Lazy Literate, The The home page of Steve Berry, a literary columnist for the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.
- Pegasus Nest: Recommended SF/F Novels A collection of brief reviews of science fiction and fantasy works.
- Complete Review "A Literary Saloon and Site of Review." Includes brief reviews of a wide variety of books (which are also rated using "A+ through F" grades), with links to other off-site, online reviews of the same given book.
- Kate's Second Star To the Right A monthly column of childrens book reviews, including archives of past columns.
- Book review Reviewed books in a variety of different genres. Publishers and authors welcome to submit books for review.
- Military Books In Perspective Site offers brief reviews of both new and old military books.
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