Reviews?

I read reviews about nearly everything just for fun. The main reason that I like reading reviews is that I like to see what the other people's complains and concerns are, or maybe even how they support the things that I thought were bad. I often try to be as specific as possible when someone asks me for an opinion. What I have always done is simply first give a brief idea of what it is. I would start it off with the product's positive points, then go into the things I didn't like about and explain why. If possible, I always thought it's better to give out my own opinion of the ways to improve it, that way I don't make myself to be unreasonable.

Not in favor of being a formal person, I never tried to learn the "professional" way of writing reviews. I like it when I can keep things in my own style, however, the site about the tips of writing book reviews gave me a broader sense of how many other elements I could have in reviews. For example, one of the tips was to "try using a few short quotes from the book to illustrate your points." I don't think I have ever done something like that and I think it's a good idea. It not only supports your point, but also let the readers know what kind of things and style they would be reading if they were to read the book.

I have seen a lot of game reviews from the Internet. The reviewer didn't just tell you what he thinks the flaws are; he demonstrates it so you can see it with your own eyes and judge it yourself. Unfortunately, the language he uses is inappropriate at schools, otherwise it would be a good example to show everybody of how a good review can be like.