Title: clear-eyed look into "the work"
Product review: Journalist Allen's investigative study of Opus Dei is revealing and very informative. Silently responding to sensationalized sketches of this controversial group, Allen takes advantage of his unprecedented access to the hierarchy and membership of Opus Dei to present (what seemed to me to be) a balanced and dispassionate account of this fascinating group.Mr. Allen has occasionally been cited for too sympathetic a portrayal, but I'm not buying this; if anything, the book is, now and then, dry and even clinical, especially in the summary of Opus Dei's finances. If Mr. Allen is sympathetic to "the work," this is surely because the works and workers he has encountered are constructive and positive.I recommend the book for facts, not for thrills - but fiction is always better at thrills.
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