Tony Fryer answers “Why in the world would the author sully a...”

herbert cohen asked this question about The Cellist (Gabriel Allon, #21):

Why in the world would the author sully a work of fiction with his personal anti-Trump propaganda? I have been a fan of Mr. Silva for many years but will no longer buy any future works of his.

Tony Fryer . . . finally finished reading "The Cellist" . . . quite honestly the final chapter, and then his "explaining" in his own words in the credits portio…more . . . finally finished reading "The Cellist" . . . quite honestly the final chapter, and then his "explaining" in his own words in the credits portion were no better, in fact "word for word" ( bad habits from Joe Biden perhaps ), of the likes of MSNBC, CNN, New York Times, WashPo . . . goodness, I opened this book to take me into a creative artist / author's mind in their writing . . . AND Daniel ruined that . . . back to having finished this book, honestly, the final pages took longer to read than the first half of the book . . . another something that WARNED me something was not right with Daniel's writing in this book, his OVER EMPHASIZING the vaccine, booster and masking behavior of COVID 19 - which presently is being critically questioned as to how "UN SCIENTIFIC" these actions truly were . . . and yet Daniel wove that narrative throughout this book . . . give your political opinions a rest, don't infect your Gabriel Allon character & adventures with your opinion INSTEAD write an essay or editorial in the NYT or WaPo for heavens sake . . . just my opinion . . . (less)

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