Kirkus is Kind: Fobbit is "Funny and Bitter"

In the publishing industry, Kirkus Reviews has the reputation of sometimes being--how shall I put this?--hard as a headmaster's paddle.  Whether or not that rep for negativity is justified, I was biting my nails as I waited for their verdict on Fobbit.  To my relief, they were gentle with my newborn baby.  Here's the review:

IEDs, VBIEDs, EODs, G-3 and even CNN contrive a constant Catch-22 as Fobbit Chance Gooding Jr. fights the acronym war in Abrams’ debut novel.

FOB is an acron...