• What are the author’s principal questions/interests?
• What kind of evidence is presented to substantiate the arguments?
• Is the argument convincing? Why or why not? Does the author support his or her
points adequately?
• What is this book’s most significant contribution to the understanding
development?
• How does this book relate to other books on the same topic? Is the book unique?
Does it add new information? What group of readers, if any, would find this book
most useful?
• In the light of the seminar’s discussions, what are the most appropriate criteria by
which to judge the book? How successful do you think the author was in carrying
out the overall purposes of the book?
• What questions remained unaddressed in the book?
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