User talk:Dumagoes

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:07, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Peer Review

Leave feedback here. BookcaseXerox (talk) 21:11, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

The article is very neutral and provides a very compelling plot summary, as well as a good background. I struggled a lot with being neutral in mine so props to you! I would like to know a little more about the content of the book in the lead, maybe provide a tiny, spoiler-free plot summary, or a roundup of some themes the book deals with. I was also curious as to how the book was received by the general public and even certain minority groups, aside from awards if there is any information about that. Most importantly, I think there could be a little bit more clarity in the chronology of the plot summary because it kind of ends up in the same place it starts. AGraceP (talk) 04:53, 15 April 2020 (UTC) AGraceP

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Reviews

Hi! When adding reviews to an article, try writing them out in more of a paragraph format, sort of like this:

Bird has received reviews from outlets such as Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, the latter of which stated that "With unusual depth and raw conviction, Elliott’s child-centered narrative excels in this debut."

It would be even better to try to summarize it with common things that were praised or criticized in the reviews, something like this:

The book received praise from (X outlet) and (Y outlet) for its use of imagery and setting, which (X outlet) stated was "quote about imagery".

That aside, be cautious when using trade reviews since they aren't always seen as reliable, in-depth sourcing - it would be best to look for things like reviews in newspapers, as these are going to be more in-depth.

Other notes are:

• The themes section should be written out in a paragraph format rather than a list.
• Don't hotlink within an article to an external site - only do this in the external links section.
• Definitely try to find more independent, reliable sourcing.

I hope this all helps! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:36, 22 April 2020 (UTC)