The Mediocre

In this review Amy gives the book a generous three stars. Once one reads the review they can tell she probably wanted to rate the book lower but didn't want to be mean.

Amy Kett reviews Laila Lalami’s novel Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America. Amy gave the book three stars and was hardly satisfied. Although she did not give the book one star, she most definitely expresses her rather harsh opinion on the book. Calling it flat and disjointed, she states that she did not enjoy it as much as she expected to. 

This review shows how the practice of everyday writing can be a great way to release opinions and frustrations. 

Often the practice of everyday writing can seem like a stream of consciousness. It can be messy, choppy, and at times, confusing. It embodies the ambiguous nature of everyday writing, where someone speaking their mind of the internet can open to more than one interpretation (Craig 103). But what is beautiful is that writers uncover meaning as they write. Anna's review is a good example of this type of stream of consciousness writing. 

Anna reviews the book Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Sliver Screen. She gives the book two stars. Anna than goes on to describe the book as enjoyable and informative. And tells that the acknowledgements at the end were the best part. It is a rather confusing and contradictory review. 

She realizes she likes the book, but really only the end of the book, earning it a sad two stars. It leaves the reader of the review wondering if they should or should not read it as well.