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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
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
I liked the general idea and the story, but the love story was very unnecessary and icky in my opinion (probably because she was 15 years younger than him)
This review can be found on my blog: https://victoriasshelves.wixsite.com/blog/post/fatherland-by-robert-harris-review
Today I will be briefly reviewing Fatherland, an alternative history mystery and suspense book.
I had a wild fascination with WW2 and naturally I have read and I am reading a lot of fiction and non fiction books on it. Sometimes, I find myself thinking what would happen if Hitler had won the war? Would we all be blond, blue eyed gods, a master race? How would everyday life be?
Robert Harris comes in with this book in which he managed to create a believable and terrifying Nazi State. The story takes place in 1960s and follows Kriminalpolizei
Sturmbannführer detective Xavier March in his search to uncover the truth behind the mysterious deaths of High Rank Nazi Officers, while at the same time he risks his life.
History is very well researched here and while the book is fiction, a lot of real Nazi torture methods and ideas which had been drafted to be implemented if Germnay won the war, have been incorporated in the story, creating a terrifying environment. Harris provides enough detail on the state and government, as well as the surrounding Berlin areas our protagonist explores. The romantic subplot was also pleasant.
The characters are very well developed and reach a fill circle by the end of the book. I enjoyed the mystery and action as well as the careful hints the author planted here and there as the story progressed. I enjoyed it far more than the Man in The High Castle, which is also a Nazi Alternative History book.
Today I will be briefly reviewing Fatherland, an alternative history mystery and suspense book.
I had a wild fascination with WW2 and naturally I have read and I am reading a lot of fiction and non fiction books on it. Sometimes, I find myself thinking what would happen if Hitler had won the war? Would we all be blond, blue eyed gods, a master race? How would everyday life be?
Robert Harris comes in with this book in which he managed to create a believable and terrifying Nazi State. The story takes place in 1960s and follows Kriminalpolizei
Sturmbannführer detective Xavier March in his search to uncover the truth behind the mysterious deaths of High Rank Nazi Officers, while at the same time he risks his life.
History is very well researched here and while the book is fiction, a lot of real Nazi torture methods and ideas which had been drafted to be implemented if Germnay won the war, have been incorporated in the story, creating a terrifying environment. Harris provides enough detail on the state and government, as well as the surrounding Berlin areas our protagonist explores. The romantic subplot was also pleasant.
The characters are very well developed and reach a fill circle by the end of the book. I enjoyed the mystery and action as well as the careful hints the author planted here and there as the story progressed. I enjoyed it far more than the Man in The High Castle, which is also a Nazi Alternative History book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I remember reading this book when I got my job back in 2004. I remember as well having afraid of showing this cover on the streets. At that time I was a bit touched by the Far Right so I read several novels with that thematic. Nowadays I'm still a Far Right supporter but I refuse to believe that violence is the way to power and I abhor anyone that says himself a Far Right supporter that worships (for lack of better term) Nazism. You can be a Far Right supporter but don't believe in violence or support that some races are superior to others. That's bullsh*t. We are not equals. There are differences between each culture and every culture must perserve his own culture but never destroying or trying to convert others. Sorry for this thoughts... And for anyone who will write criticisms for my thoughts and not the reviews ... "Fvck Off I really don't care"
Now this book is about a detective in a dystopia where Nazism prevails after several dozen years. Hitler is meeting President Kennedy for a historic meeting. The dystopia novel is pretty good for a first time writer (yet he is a journalist). He shows us how history could have been so different with small changes... As March (our detective) tries to uncover the truth behind a murder of an important member of the nazi party he mets a american journalist and both travel far and wide to discover the truth. Gestapo is killing one by one the officials that planned the Holocaust (most population in general are unaware of the events). As they go to one place to another March is apreenhed by the Gestapo because his son ran him out. They torture him to reveal the location of the american journalist but March doesn't falter. Gestapo officers have an idea and stage a rescue but the inspector realizes what they intent and lead them to auschwitz to let the reporter arrive safe in the neutral swiss. The end was that kind of book that makes you wonder since in the end has March uncovers a brick that belong to the extermination camps so he pulls a gun and the story ends leaving us to think what happen (it's pretty obvious no?) There is a dozens upon dozens books in the "what if" universe that depicts Nazi victory. One way or another the writers depict the germans/nazis the same way. Even nazizm. It happens the same in the history of what if in the North vs South. This book deserves 8.5/10
Now this book is about a detective in a dystopia where Nazism prevails after several dozen years. Hitler is meeting President Kennedy for a historic meeting. The dystopia novel is pretty good for a first time writer (yet he is a journalist). He shows us how history could have been so different with small changes... As March (our detective) tries to uncover the truth behind a murder of an important member of the nazi party he mets a american journalist and both travel far and wide to discover the truth. Gestapo is killing one by one the officials that planned the Holocaust (most population in general are unaware of the events). As they go to one place to another March is apreenhed by the Gestapo because his son ran him out. They torture him to reveal the location of the american journalist but March doesn't falter. Gestapo officers have an idea and stage a rescue but the inspector realizes what they intent and lead them to auschwitz to let the reporter arrive safe in the neutral swiss. The end was that kind of book that makes you wonder since in the end has March uncovers a brick that belong to the extermination camps so he pulls a gun and the story ends leaving us to think what happen (it's pretty obvious no?) There is a dozens upon dozens books in the "what if" universe that depicts Nazi victory. One way or another the writers depict the germans/nazis the same way. Even nazizm. It happens the same in the history of what if in the North vs South. This book deserves 8.5/10