thebookbag.co.uk

Advantages: Simple, unbiased reviews; direct access; no gimmicks
Disadvantages: none

The American writer Christopher Morley once said "When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life". Many others have often said: "so many books, so little time". You cannot sample all the books and if you're going to buy a whole new life, it's fair to say you'd like a choice about what kind of life it is. How do you choose? With thousands of books being published every year, how ...
...which ones are out there? The major booksellers are narrowing their focus, supporting only the guaranteed sellers, whilst at the same time pricing out of the market the independent bookseller who might stock a more eclectic range to entice us into other worlds. It might be unfair to suggest that they are supported in this by the mainstream media's choices of which books warrant press reviews - but with the best will in the world, the average newspaper ... Read review

Advantages: Good, solid advice on books.
Disadvantages: None.

For many years, I was an avid reader. I read at every opportunity and had a passion for reading. Somehow, when the Internet arrived, I stepped out of my shell, and instead of reading books, read websites. Recently, having stumbled across TheBookBag.co.uk, certain changes have happened to me, and I want to describe the experience, because to me it was a valuable one. I realised upon reading the site, which has been made by two ladies who love books, ...
...approach to reviewing books. In fact, here I would describe the Internet as paramount to my experience moving from the country to the town. Surrounded with places to look at, I was hopelessly lost. Websites giving details about books were not always as honest as I thought they should be. I had bought books through many websites, and their descriptions varied from mediocre to unreadable, and many of the purchases I made were based on reviews that ... Read review

Advantages: great web site for avid readers
Disadvantages: none

If you enjoy reading books of any sort, then you really should take a look at www.thebookbag.co.uk. This is a wonderful website where you can read many unbiased reviews about any number of books. I was first alerted to thebookbag when I suddenly started noticing a postscript on a ciao review saying that his review had already appeared on this site. I thought I would take a look and I was very pleased I did. When you first go to thebookbag you find ...
...telling you what the aims of the site are - basically to tell people about books and help them decide if they would like to read them. At present there are over 1200 reviews on the site and these are being added to all the time. The newest ones are listed on the home page too. The reviews are entered under different categories. These fall into Fiction, Non-Fiction and Childrens and within these there are a number of sub categories. All of the books ... Read review

Advantages: Simplistic layout, exceptionally written reviews, impartial recommendations.
Disadvantages: s the layout is a little too simplistic? Limited number of genres and reviews presently.

Sometimes I tire of opinion sites. Wading through countless identikit reviews to find my next purchase can get a man down. It was therefore a pleasant surprise when I stumbled across the Bookbag, a brand new book review and recommendation site that has somehow managed to escape the trappings of the standard opinion site. The Bookbag differs from other opinion sites in that it does not offer the reader/browser the chance to rate the reviews according ...
...or wish to suck up to the writer. The Bookbag does allow you to comment on the content of the review but refreshingly these comments are vetted for content so there is a nice lack of "What a good writer you are" comments with them being limited to the books contents and its authors. What I also like about The Bookbag is there is no need for membership or registration. This is a site set up for readers browsing for their latest indulgence. Membership ... Read review