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Top positive review
7 people found this helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat for book lovers with limited time
ByCHARLES C HUGHESon May 10, 2013
I used to buy a copy of The New York Times Book Review every week to keep up with the new books being published. When I moved to a small town I lost touch with the publication, and I missed it. With the advent of the internet, I thankfully renewd contact, but I missed being able to settle down in a comfortable chair and getting acquainted with many of the new fiction and non-fiction works.
The selection of books to review are very good, and the editors do a good job of pairing up knowledgable reviewers to give their opinions. For fiction titles, the reviewer has usually read author's previous novels, and for non-fiction the reviewer is usually an expert in the field being written about, sometimes having authored a similar title. The opinions given are candid, with dislikes, as well as likes, freely shared. I sometimes go back and reread a review of a book that I have finished, to sharpen the extra perspective that has given me about the book.
The Kindle edition is well organized. It's easy to jump back and forth between the reviews and the table of contents which is grouped into sections. As you move down the section listing, the titles of the reviews are listed to the right. I would rather have the book titles and authors listed, but this arrangement works alright because one click of the right button takes you the start of the first review in that section, and from there, each click of the right button takes you to the next review which begins with the book title. (I assume the touch-screen kindles are equally easy to navigate.)
I usually go to the NYT Book Review website first to check which books are being covered. Occasionally that week's issue is devoted mainly to something like Children's Books with zero appeal to me, so I'll skip it, but usually there is enough of interest to warrant the modest price for the Kindle version. Once again, I'm able to get comfortable while I get introduced to the week's new books and perhaps discover one that I may have overlooked for lack of enough information about it.
The selection of books to review are very good, and the editors do a good job of pairing up knowledgable reviewers to give their opinions. For fiction titles, the reviewer has usually read author's previous novels, and for non-fiction the reviewer is usually an expert in the field being written about, sometimes having authored a similar title. The opinions given are candid, with dislikes, as well as likes, freely shared. I sometimes go back and reread a review of a book that I have finished, to sharpen the extra perspective that has given me about the book.
The Kindle edition is well organized. It's easy to jump back and forth between the reviews and the table of contents which is grouped into sections. As you move down the section listing, the titles of the reviews are listed to the right. I would rather have the book titles and authors listed, but this arrangement works alright because one click of the right button takes you the start of the first review in that section, and from there, each click of the right button takes you to the next review which begins with the book title. (I assume the touch-screen kindles are equally easy to navigate.)
I usually go to the NYT Book Review website first to check which books are being covered. Occasionally that week's issue is devoted mainly to something like Children's Books with zero appeal to me, so I'll skip it, but usually there is enough of interest to warrant the modest price for the Kindle version. Once again, I'm able to get comfortable while I get introduced to the week's new books and perhaps discover one that I may have overlooked for lack of enough information about it.
Top critical review
10 people found this helpful
2.0 out of 5 starsToo many reviews omitted from the digital edition.
ByA Purchaseron November 21, 2015
I was thrilled to subscribe to the digital edition of the NYTBR. But the product is a big disappointment: in the short space of two weeks it has blithely omitted one, then two front-page reviews. That doesn't make any sense.
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ByBruce W. Olsonon May 1, 2017
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ByDr. John Littleon August 25, 2014
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ByKathleen C. Pinneyon May 3, 2013
every time I open the paper, I get my pencil out so I can circle the books I plan to read -- glorious!
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ByCynthia Ivelisseon September 11, 2015
I don't know what this is never even got it
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ByLouis D. Finnon April 9, 2013
Helps you find something that suits you.....maybe.
It is set out nicely so one can browse easily and find your next book in that next category................
It is set out nicely so one can browse easily and find your next book in that next category................
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