[Quarrel]

This is a recounting the story in the book, and the threads the author of the book draws out.

This is not a review. It is terrible. I want to know is the book interesting, is it well written, engaging, well-paced? Critique it!

[jhbadger]

That isn't what magazines like "The Critic", "London Review of Books", and the like publish. They aren't like movie reviews ("two thumbs up!"). Instead, the articles are by other people who know the respective subjects and while sometimes the reviews criticize the theses of the books, they aren't interested in whether it is an exciting page-turner.