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I didn't see a topic like this anywhere, so I decided to make one myself, if that's okay. Everyone has different writing styles and prose, and no two pieces of prose are the same. But how exactly can you critique prose or written words in detail? How can you critique one's writing style without seeming repetitive or gushy? I'm trying to rectify this myself, as I feel like whenever I write reviews for books in my blog, I always seem to say stuff like the prose was good because X or the prose was bad because X, but nothing that really seems like a real literary review. Paragraph length, grammar, a story's tone, point of view, sentence structure, and flow are all important things in a story, and since we're all writers here in some way, learning how to review someone else's work is important because it helps them see things from an outsider's view and point out things and mistakes they didn't see before so they can improve. Discussion of all things critique, prose, and writing styles starts here! Feel free to give advice, talk about your own style, ask for advice, provide links or articles, anything goes!