Ed Morrissey<\/a> has written the best, most succinct review \u2013 giving little away but a hearty recommendation. I\u2019m about 2\/3 of the way through the book, and I concur with his opinions, completely \u2013 particularly his observations that Rowlings\u2019 writing skills are much improved, overall, and that the story seems quite relevant to our modern times, rather than with WWII.<\/p>\nI also admire, quite simply, his economy of language in his review. But then he\u2019s my first blogging hero! :-)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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