The reviewer, Robert F Worth, opens up engaging the audience and sparking their curiosity by asking simple, yet deep questions regarding the rebellion in the Arab nation and the rise of a new generation in the novel, The Anatomy of a Disappearance, written by Hisham Matar. In his review, “A Libyan Author Writes of Exile and a Vanished Father”, Worth carefully selects his words and nicely incorporates some of the author’s personal history to make the book seem more powerful, appealing, and relatable to the readers. Through the use of descriptive language, Worth has the ability to paint visual images- depicting one boy’s struggle to cope with his kidnapped father and living in the Arab world. By having exposure to other Arab writers whom have written about the “cruelties of dictatorship”, Worth establishes a sense of credibility and prior knowledge- strengthening his review in a positive light. His sense of passion and deep interest in the novel attracts the reader’s attention. He also includes enriched quotes from Matar’s piece of literature and continues to enthusiastically provide a detailed review. Not overly praising the heartfelt novel, Worth makes mention of the qualities missing from the novel but leaves the reviewer to decide whether or not the obstacles are overcome and problems resolved.

Meanwhile, David Frum begins his review, “Does America Have a Future?”, of the novel That Used to Be Us- How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, written by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, in a completely different approach. Through the use of short, distracting sentences, Frum fails to grasp the readers’ vital attention within the first paragraph of his review. In addition to lacking eloquent diction, a lot of attention is placed on personal opinion as David Frum tries to draw the reader into reading the novel. The main points are lost in political jargon mixed with judging notions. As the reader continues to browse through the review, the fluidity, passion, and interest is lost. David Frum possibly tried to delve into a different method when writing his review, but ended up falling short- causing the reader to move on to another review.