For the book review on This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan, you should aim to provide a critical analysis of the book. This is not a simple summary of the book. This should be a critical assessment, either of the book as a whole, or you may choose to focus on just a section of the book.
The overall structure of the review is open, but a good book review will include the following:
The context of the book why does it matter? How does it relate to other books/current
events/discussions that exist right now?
The purpose/main argument of the book what is author trying to achieve?
A brief summary of the book this should take at maximum 2 pages.
The type of evidence that the author relies on (and can be part of the summary) is the
author relying on peer reviewed literature? Personal experience? Interviews? Blogs? Newspaper articles? Etc. Is the evidence up to date?
Most importantly, an evaluation of the book this should address any or all of the points above. Is this book relevant or important (context)? Did the author achieve their purpose? Is the type of evidence used valid for their purpose? This should comprise the
bulk of your review.
Outside Sources: You also need to do a bit of outside research for the reviews you write. Each of your book reviews for this course should include 2-3 peer-reviewed sources.
**Provided below is a link to the book that the review is on!!!***
https://b-ok.cc/book/16675831/8770ce
