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harold said:
Reviews serve at least one of three purposes: they recommend to a reader/viewer whether they should take the time to read/watch the reviewed item, they critique the craft that went into the book/TV show, which provides detail to why you did or didn't recommend the book/show, and they review what happens in the show/book, so that others who have also read/watched the item can discuss it with you.
Given that, you should:
* decide which of the three you are going to do: recommend, critique, and/or review.
* If you are going to provide a critique in your review, draw up a list of things that you want to evaluate. For a TV show, these might include: cinematography, sound, music, acting, directing, writing, and the like. For a novel, these might include characterization, language, plot, organization, dialogue, etc.
* watch/read the material you are reviewing
* takes notes during your reading/viewing
* organize your notes into different points you want to make
* have a copy of the book or recording of the show handy to look up details while you write the review.
* write the review
I like to include all three in my reviews, in different sections, so that people who haven't seen/read the material can just read the recommendation and stop there without getting the spoilers that are in the review portion.
Edited to fix a verb agreement problem
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