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A review of the three Meersman pieces—"bitten by the food bug," "confused but content," and "rethinking the national arts festival"—as a purported "body of work."

  Writing reviews involves assessing and critiquing a work of art, such as a book, film, play, or product. A review's objective is to give an overview of the work and assess its merits and shortcomings. A helpful review should be objective, fair, and informative, giving readers all the details, they must decide whether to engage with the work under consideration.   Journalism in the form of reviews is peculiar. A reviewer always provides their opinion, despite most journalism and education emphasizing the importance of objectivity. After spending months or years understanding the importance of the "inverted pyramid" framework of news writing, review and feature writing allow for a less constrained writing style. (Joshua Hollis, 2014 )   According to Joshua Hollis, when evaluating, avoid exaggerated terms, both favorable and negative (the word "fantastic" is used far too carelessly in many reviews), and attempt to maintain a degree of neutrality when judgi