How to Describe Books

"And then many books, so footling fourth dimension."

Frank Zappa, an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker

Books are so different: fascinating and useful, remarkable and influential, famous and controversial… They tin also turn out to be dull, not worth the paper they are printed on, awful or just besides horrible to stop.  No affair how disappointing some books may be, we promise your reading experience is usually positive, and so we'd like to first with a list of words which could help you describe a good, well-written book:

  • heartwarming – causing gladness and tender feelings
  • heartfelt – sincere,notdeceitful
  • insightful – due eastxhibitinginsight orclearanddeepperception
  • thought-provoking – making you recollect a lot about a bailiwick
  • laugh-out-loud funny– extremely funny, hilarious
  • tear-jerking – having the reader in tears, intended to arouse sympathy (tear-jerker (ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə) – noun)
  • three-hanky (inf. handkerchief) boo-hooer (substantive) (to boohoo is to cry noisily) – areal tear-jerker
  • moving – arousing deep emotion
  • wise – showing wisdom
  • touching / heart-touching – eliciting orcapable ofelicitingsympathy ortenderness
  • sentimental –expressive of orhighly-seasoned totenderemotions
  • delightful –givinggreatdelight,verypleasing,beautiful
  • with a charming story – with a delightful story
  • with a beautifully crafted story – with a beautifully written story
  • first-class – exceptionally good
  • uplifting –acting toenhancemoral,spiritual,cultural,etc.levels
  • quickly/fast-paced – with a story that unfolds and develops fast
  • suspenseful – causing the reader to experience pleasurable excitement and anticipation regarding an consequence
  • unputdownable – impossible to put downwardly, keeping your attention until the concluding page
  • page-turner – a very interesting book,having you hooked until the last page is turned
  • a skilful yarn[jɑːn] – a skilful entertaining tale

Evidently, all the words above describe books which a reader is likely to devour ( = accept in eagerly). If the book you read is not similar that, y'all could say that you are struggling on with the book, that you are really not getting on with the book, or that you are even starting to resent ( = hate) information technology. Perhaps, you are forced to turn /plaʊ/ through it  ( = to finish reading it with difficulty) to the bitter end. If so, peradventure it's ameliorate to surrender on it ( = to abandon it). "Life is as well short to read bad books or drink bad wine", Joy Daniels, an American author.

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Volume PARTS

Now that you know how to describe the quality of a book, nosotros'd like to make sure you know how to describe what parts a book may consist of.

In what function of a volume would you look to find quickly what the books is virtually, or on what page a person, place or event is mentioned? Make certain yous know the following words and exercise the exercise below:

  • acknowledgements – a statement printed at the beginning of a volume expressing the author's or publisher's gratitude to others
  • contents – a list of the capacity or sections given at the front of a book
  • dedication – the words used at the beginning of a volume, thanking someone or saying that book has been written to show respect for them
  • blurb – a short description of a book written for promotional purposes
  • footnote – an additional piece of information printed at the bottom of a folio
  • central – a set of answers to exercises or problems
  • chronology – the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence
  • index – an alphabetical listing of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned
  • glossary – an alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject area, text, or dialect, with explanations
  • appendix – a department or tabular array of subsidiary thing at the end of a volume or document
  • bibliography – a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed every bit an appendix

Which role of a book is it? The answers are given at the lesser of the page.

Answer central: a) blurb; b) footnote; c) index; d) dedication; eastward) contents