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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-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
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was alright
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interessant anderes Setting macht es sehr spannend: http://www.weberseite.at/buecher/fatherland-robert-harris/
A really well done murder-mystery set in an alt-history world where the Nazis won WW2 and ruled Europe. Harris gives the reader enough atmosphere to enjoy while not detracting from the main characters and their development. Solid effort and I look forward to reading more of his.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
No pude parar de leerlo.
‘Listening to her now it occurred to him she probably knew more about his country’s recent history than he did.’
This dystopian thriller depicting Nazi Germany in the 1960s (as if they had won World War Two) is magnificent. Our protagonist is homicide detective Xavier March, a man with a profound investigative curiosity. He lives alone and believes that his work is everything. March’s desire to uncover the truth is palpable as soon as we are introduced to him and this develops tantalisingly as the novel progresses.
The plot is to uncover a deeply damaging conspiracy upon which Nazi Germany’s European dominance rests: the persecution of Jews. As March delves deeper into a sequence of high profile deaths (passed off as accidents or suicides), the novel becomes harder to put down and Harris does an expert job in evoking the nightmarish future that might have been.
The imagination that Harris displays in a fictional development of detente between Nazi Germany and the US within a sort of Cold War scenario is also depicted well because we can envision what this may have been like and how it may have manifested itself. Harris displays not only supreme talent to tell a story but also a deep understanding of history in constructing his fascist dystopia.
For history and fictional dystopia enthusiasts, I believe that Harris’s debut is essential reading as it places a tyrannical regime alongside a feasible and ghastly alternative future. The Holocaust of Nazi Germany during World War Two is a disaster which the modern world is still reeling from, so the novel’s relevance remains today and I hope continues to do so for many years. Although not perfect, ‘Fatherland’ is a brilliantly clever and well constructed detective thriller.
This dystopian thriller depicting Nazi Germany in the 1960s (as if they had won World War Two) is magnificent. Our protagonist is homicide detective Xavier March, a man with a profound investigative curiosity. He lives alone and believes that his work is everything. March’s desire to uncover the truth is palpable as soon as we are introduced to him and this develops tantalisingly as the novel progresses.
The plot is to uncover a deeply damaging conspiracy upon which Nazi Germany’s European dominance rests: the persecution of Jews. As March delves deeper into a sequence of high profile deaths (passed off as accidents or suicides), the novel becomes harder to put down and Harris does an expert job in evoking the nightmarish future that might have been.
The imagination that Harris displays in a fictional development of detente between Nazi Germany and the US within a sort of Cold War scenario is also depicted well because we can envision what this may have been like and how it may have manifested itself. Harris displays not only supreme talent to tell a story but also a deep understanding of history in constructing his fascist dystopia.
For history and fictional dystopia enthusiasts, I believe that Harris’s debut is essential reading as it places a tyrannical regime alongside a feasible and ghastly alternative future. The Holocaust of Nazi Germany during World War Two is a disaster which the modern world is still reeling from, so the novel’s relevance remains today and I hope continues to do so for many years. Although not perfect, ‘Fatherland’ is a brilliantly clever and well constructed detective thriller.
Kniha samotná celkem ušla, ale už dlouho jsem neviděla tak zprasenou edici. Chybějící a naopak opakující se stránky, neskutečné množství překlepů a pravopisných chyb.