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A review is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, or book or a piece of hardware like a car, appliance, or computer. In addition to a critical statement, the review's author may assign the work a rating (for instance, one to five stars) to indicate its relative merit. More loosely, an author may review current events or items in the news.

A compilation of reviews may itself be called a review. The New York Review of Books, for instance, is a collection of essays on literature, culture, and current affairs. National Review, founded by William F. Buckley, Jr., is an influential conservative magazine, and Monthly Review is a long-running socialist periodical.

In terms of scientific literature, reviews is a category of scientific paper, which provides a synthesis of research on a topic at that moment in time. A compilation of these reviews forms the core content of a 'tertiary' scientific journal, with examples including Annual Reviews, the Nature Reviews series of journals and Trends.

Peer review is the process by which scientists assess the work of their colleagues that has been submitted for publication in the scientific literature. Peer review is also a form of software review.

Contents

1 External links

1.1 General
1.2 Book reviews
1.3 Movies
1.4 Car reviews
1.5 Music reviews
1.6 Technology reviews
1.7 Video game reviews

External links

General

[Wiviews Wiki] for just about anything.
[UK Reviews] subset of just about anything - UK reviews.

Book reviews

[Times Literary Supplement] archive of almost 250,000 reviews, letters and poems.
[New York Times Books] - search 50,000 reviews indexed from 1980.

Movies

[Movie Review Query Engine] Comprehensive and searchable database of over 48,000 movie reviews

Car reviews

[Edmunds.com] New car reviews, comparison shopping.

Music reviews

[RockReviews.org - Progressive Rock & Metal Music Reviews] Music reviews and interviews related to rock and its subgenres. Albums are not only reviewed by their musical merits but also rated by their production. At times contests & giveaways are organized, and also music software plug-ins are reviewed from time to time.
[All Music] Helps "consumers navigate the increasingly complex world of recorded music and discover the very best recordings."
[HoodStars.net] In depth reviews of Hip-Hop albums before they are released.

Technology reviews

[AnandTech] PC hardware reviews and guides since 1997.
[PCSTATS] Has provided independent in-depth reviews and guides on computer products since 1999.
[Tom's Hardware] provides independent reviews of technology products.

Video game reviews

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