I would like some help writing a respectful negative review

[Chan790]

1. Keep it concise, don't verbally wander.

State your complaint, don't harp on it, but then move on to explaining how it damages your appreciation of the book and the narrative, cite examples from the text, finish with a compliment about what you liked.

Find your own voice, look to published literary-reviews for any stylistic questions, stick to the text and interpretations/criticism of the text. As hard as it will be, stay away from the real-world political or social aspects of that fault in the book unless they're easily and directly related to the text. This last one is the hardest one but you undermine your point if you start talking about real-world examples or trends of anti-gay discrimination that have nothing to do with the text because people will go "hey look at the preachy person" and tune you out or make their take-away from the review about you and not your points. Unfair, but true.

Post it here after you write and before you publish it if you want feedback.