aliteralfield 's review for:

Fatherland by Robert Harris

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A novel on the idea that Hitler didn’t kill himself and Germany won the war. It was a very interesting read with  a similar feel to 1984. The powerful fatherland with grand buildings and statues are easy to imagine what German could have been. The protagonist, March is a detective trying to figure out murders of high status people whilst finding out the truth of the concentration camps. The part that I didn’t enjoy, much like 1984, was the age gap between the protagonist and the female lead but other then that a very interesting that leaves one in a state of contemplation