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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Great alternate history book, a real slow burn conspiracy that hits all the conventions of the detective genre, while twisting enough of them (to show the illegality of living in a totalitarian state where the rule of law means less). Tore through it, immensely satisfying ending
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I truly enjoy History and was interested in reading this book.....and what it was like if Hitler was still alive. I followed the plot easily enough but did become bored at times.....but overall it was a good read and exciting at times.
"However this war may end, we have won the war against you; none of you will be left to bear witness, but even if someone were to survive, the world would not believe him. There will perhaps be suspicions, discusssions, research by historians, but there will be no certainties, because we will destroy the evidence with you. And even if some proof should remain and some of you survive, people will say that the events you describe are too monstrous to be believed: they will say that they are the exaggerations of Allied propaganda and will believe us, who will deny everything, and not you. We will be the ones to dictate the history of the Lagers".
- SS officer, quoted in "the Drowned and the Saved" by Primo Levi
This book sent shivers down my spine. The dystopian world post world war two where Hitler won is painted starkly in black and white. The Jews have disappeared somewhere east, relocated. In this world Xavier March tries do discover the truth behind two deaths and one disappearance of some higher Party officials. They must have something in common which is the key to their demise.
The premise and setting are brilliant. The parallels to the world today and where we may be in 20 years after a third world war are deeply troubling. History circles itself. When enough water has run under the bridge, we repeat earlier mistakes and step into known traps. My problem is that the story and thriller elements are weak. I kept being distracted and had difficulties reading more than three pages at a time. An interesting read due the setting, as for the rest, it's pretty mediocre.
- SS officer, quoted in "the Drowned and the Saved" by Primo Levi
This book sent shivers down my spine. The dystopian world post world war two where Hitler won is painted starkly in black and white. The Jews have disappeared somewhere east, relocated. In this world Xavier March tries do discover the truth behind two deaths and one disappearance of some higher Party officials. They must have something in common which is the key to their demise.
The premise and setting are brilliant. The parallels to the world today and where we may be in 20 years after a third world war are deeply troubling. History circles itself. When enough water has run under the bridge, we repeat earlier mistakes and step into known traps. My problem is that the story and thriller elements are weak. I kept being distracted and had difficulties reading more than three pages at a time. An interesting read due the setting, as for the rest, it's pretty mediocre.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No