User:Sh1539/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Inkheart

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I remember loving this series and the possibility of other worlds that it opened up for me as a reader. As it is a book about reading itself, it compelled me and my family members to think of books as something beyond, something truly special. Funke masterfully blurs the line between fantasy and reality to tell a story with important themes such as family, memory, and power.

As it may have lost popularity in recent years, this Wiki article is important as potential readers may stumble upon it and seek to understand what the book is about. Overall, the Wiki article is very cohesive and covers the major points, but there is still room for improvement.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead

The lead appropriately provides an overview that is clear by just reading the first paragraph, and more thorough with the entire section. It is not overly detailed and lets the reader know what sections will be covered in the article.

Content

The content covered is mostly relevant information. However, the section on plot seems to have been given too much focus, as it is much longer than the other sections. A Wiki suggestion box from Dec 2020 indicates that it would be helpful to remove some unnecessary information and make it more concise. Other sections that could be bulked up or added might include: author background/history, public reception, sequels, and themes/analysis.

Tone and Balance

The article is well balanced and has a neutral tone. There is no attempt to persuade the reader of anything nor any apparent bias.

Sources and References

Many of the sources are out of date or were never formatted correctly, as they do not link to the appropriate webpages. Not sure if the character descriptions or plot sections should have sources? My inclination would be yes, and they do not have any citations as of now

Organization and Writing Quality

The organization of the piece is very strong. The order of the sections makes sense, but it could be made much more concise overall.

Images and Media

There are no images or media besides the picture of the cover.

Talk Page Discussion

There was a lot of lively debate in the talk page, with people conveying different thoughts on what the plot section should entail. The conversation was not very constructive, but rather expressive. The article is rated as start-class, low to mid importance for different categories. Overall Impressions

Overall, the article covers many of the important points. It could be refined a bit by condensing the plot section and adding additional information about the author or scholarly analysis of the book.