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Literature ReviewWhat is a literature review?Not to be confused with a book review.A literature review is basically a summary of 'what the academic literaturereveals’ about the subject of your investigation.This is often written at the commencement of a thesis. A critical literaturereview is a critical assessment of the relevant literature. It is unlikely that youwill be able to write a truly critical assessment of the literature until you have agood grasp of the subject, usually at some point near the end of your thesis.