How Long Should Book Reviews Be?

Rebecca Graf
2 min readJun 15, 2020
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Some reviewers get hung up on how long their review is. They are fixated on the number of words. Should it be 100 or 1000? In the end, it all depends on you. But here are a few guidelines for you that can help get you started.

Average Length

The average length most companies look for in a book review is 400–600 words. If you are just doing a quick review on the site where…

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Rebecca Graf

Writer for ten years, lover of education, and degrees in business, history, and English. Striving to become a Renassiance woman. www.writerrebeccagraf.com