Open letter to those who write book reviews, reports and articles about books you have read.

 Dear People,

 Why bother writing a book report or small piece on a book if you can say no more than the following:

"Title" by Someone is a good book.  I enjoyed it.  You should read it.

Please don't be upset if in the past I wrote a comment on your review that said I want to know more about the book because honestly I do want to read more.  I'm not exactly going to be enthused to read the book if I know the you liked it and nothing more.  For all I know it could have been about Nuclear Physics and I am quite sure I wouldn't enjoy that so tell me what it is about in your own words and if it sounds good then I'm going to add it to my "I'd like to read this book" list.

Here's a basic example of what I wrote about "The Reincarnationist" by M.J. Rose. 

Reincarnation is a subject that I have long been fascinated with.  I lived in India for many years when I was young and grew up learning from friends that the concept of having many lifetimes was just as much accepted as my religions viewpoint that I live and die and go to heaven or hell.  I have read many non-fiction books on the subject but I had never found any good fiction novels on that very topic.  That changed when I heard about the new novel hitting the shelves on August 28^th, 2007.  The book is called “The Reincarnationist” by author, M.J. Rose.

I sat down last Sunday and read the entire book in a span of fourteen hours.  The book was so fascinating that I could not put it down.  I even stirred dinner with one hand that evening and read with the other.

The book is a fictionalized tale of a photojournalist named Josh Ryder who has discovered that after having been at the scene of a terrorist bomb attack in Rome and upon awakening in the hospital after, has begun to have memories of a past life in ancient Rome in the 4^th century.  Being a skeptic he begins to learn more about reincarnation and travels again to modern day Rome one year after the accident.  He gets involved in a modern day murder mystery whilst exploring the possibility that he has had several lifetimes before.

This book is like an adventure park theme ride through the ages, weaving you in and out of centuries at breakneck speed, weaving together to create a tapestry so rich and exciting that it will take your breath away.

I think that sums up a bit more than "I liked the book."

Thanks for reading this so far and have a good day. 

From,

Jamie G.