If you are a student and you have been asked to REVIEW certain books as a part of your curriculum, then you are in the right place. In this article, we will have a look at the top 5 book review topics for college. We are sure it will come in handy for all those students who have to review a topic or book as a part of their assignments. With so many choices available, it is quite obvious that making the right decision could often be a tough and demanding task.

  1. Love

Love is an evergreen subject and it is something that appeals to all. Hence, it is quite obvious that it may be a great option for those students who are looking for the right topic for their assignments. Quite a few options are there to choose from. It could be forbidden love, first love, lost love, unrequited love, and much more.

The love between unmarried partners and in some cases even love outside marriage could also make excellent review subject matter. There are some good books like The Gift of the Magi, Pride & Prejudice, and Wuthering Heights that deal with this subject matter.

  1. Death

Whether we like it or not, there is no denying the fact that death is the ultimate truth in life. Hence, let us try to review some books that talk about this truth of life. You can be reasonably sure that you will come across the subject matter of death almost in every book. Therefore you can come across plenty of books that deal with death in some chapter or another. A few names that come to mind are The Lovely Bones, The Book Thief, and of course the famous Harry Potter Series.

  1. Good VS Evil

The fight between good and evil has been going on for many thousands of years and continues even today. Hence, if you are looking for a good review article to talk about then good versus evil always has a continuous role to play. You can choose many topics and there are many books that talk about this. A few examples are Lord of the Rings. A Song of Ice and Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia just to name a few.

  1. Coming of age

Coming of age is something that is talked about quite a bit. However, in some countries and cultures, a girl’s coming of age is often a hushed-up subject. In other cultures, it is a big day and it is celebrated quite widely. It is a way of announcing to the world that their daughter has come of age and she will be ready for marriage in some years from that special day. There are many books that talk about a woman coming of age.

However, what is mystifying is the fact that there are not many books that talk about a male coming of age. Books on this subject matter make good reviews because of many reasons. They portray the change in a person quite well and talk about the journey of a girl from a stage of innocence to a world where there are quite a few things happening when she reaches the age of puberty. There are a few books like Rye by the famous author J. D. Salinger.

Many students also could get some wonderful review subject matter from Little Women from Louisa May Alcott. It is a classic book that chronicles the journey of four sisters from childhood to womanhood. This book was written during the 19th Century and you can understand the way such things and happenings would have been treated and looked at.

  1. Power and corruption

If you are looking for a contemporary subject matter for reviewing as a student, you could choose books that deal with corruption and power. The review of these books will show us that power and corruption go hand in hand and often are explained as complementary to one other in many genres represented so lucidly by many others.

A few books that come to mind are the famous work of Shakespeare by the name Macbeth, Animal Farm by George Orwell, and The Hunger Games series authored by Suzanne Collins.

Conclusion

To conclude we are sure that the above would have given some useful insights to students about the various aspects of book reviewing.