Such assignment as an academic book review is usually given for the Literature classes. It is a critical presentation of a book. The way you present the chosen book in your academic book review will influence much your reader’s attitude to it. Remember that your reader might have no idea of the literature piece you present. That is why you need to do your best and raise your reader’s interest towards this book.
 
The first thing we would like to advise you is to write an academic book review from the point of view of a reader. As a rule, an academic literature review comprises such information as: who the author of the book is, what writing style he/she uses, what the main characters of the book are. A comprehensive academic literature review includes also some significant information about the problems touched upon in a book, its plot and a lesson one can withdraw from that story.
 
Once you have considered this information, you should present the conclusions in your academic book review according to the rules required. Like any other piece of writing, an academic literature review should be properly structured. That is why we strongly recommend you making an outline of your academic book review first.
 
The style of an academic literature review is formal, which implies the absence of slang, jargons and colloquial language. However, you are allowed to sound a bit personal, since you are to express your subjective point of view, and readers should catch it from the very beginning. Remember that any assumption of yours should be well-grounded and proved by certain arguments.
 
Requirements for an academic book review are better to find out from your tutor, since sometimes tutors set their own requirements for academic book reviews.
 
You may also make a literature review on the basis of the reviewed literature on Rosa Parks sample that you can find on our weblog.