Now Get Back To The Evils Of Religion

Question of the day: How in (forgive me, Hitch) God's name does Christopher Hitchens have time to review the final Harry Potter book for the New York Times?  He must never sleep.  Either that or he never has to edit anything he writes; it just comes out perfectly the first time, as if he himself were the spell-caster.  That never happens to me.

Even more frustrating, though, is the review itself.  It's pretty arcane, in the sense that Hitch repeatedly alludes to religion and he looks for meaning in places where there probably is none, Harry Potter first and foremost being a fantasy book for adolescents.  But there is something magical in the way Hitch writes, even when he's way off base.  I don't think this is any more evident than in this particular review.  Read it and enjoy, especially the last few paragraphs.

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[~R.]

Yeah, I saw that on Thursday, I think. But as much as I enjoy the Hitch, I liked this review better:

http://nymag.com/arts/books/reviews/35534/