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The Discovery of France - Book Review




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  1. # happy birthday sir,
    it must be a good book.....right now, without reading the book, it doesn't feel very fascinating to read the review but soon will read this book and your review too..
    but i wonder, four pages of review...is big deal..was it compulsion / homework like thing or you did it out of interest, although, i have been through your old reviews too..of movies .. i am also bit interested in reviewing movies and books..but i dont think i am good at it. i am sure that people use to do it out of passion because noone compels us to write review.
    are there any tips or things to keep in mind while writing review..?just curious
    is it neccesay for its language to be so lucid, attractive like book itself, can one review, in simplistic way too or not? like as a layman type

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