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A review by batbones
Blood of the Reich by William Dietrich
2.0
I was attracted to the book because of its alternate historical interpretation, so no surprises there that I was more interested in the past than 'present day' sequence of events. Even to the extent of skipping chunks to reach the next block of events.
Found this rather disappointing, apart from the fascinating account of Nazi 'research' which was expertly woven into fiction. I couldn't become accustomed to Dietrich's portrayal which was varied a bit from the impression I gathered from biographies. He might be intimidating at times but I found the general sense of assertiveness the author tried to infuse strange; in my books Himmler isn't that threatening, not overtly, in any case.
The plot struck me as a bit of a stretch. The inclusion of the Collider, though integral to the plot, left me in disbelief. The whirlwind of locations left me a bit bewildered; wanderings, then a secret Shangri-La and now of all places, the Hadron Collider? I probably missed the whole point, not to mention the glaring parallels between the machinery the reader was introduced to in Tibet and the modern invention we have here.
Found this rather disappointing, apart from the fascinating account of Nazi 'research' which was expertly woven into fiction. I couldn't become accustomed to Dietrich's portrayal which was varied a bit from the impression I gathered from biographies. He might be intimidating at times but I found the general sense of assertiveness the author tried to infuse strange; in my books Himmler isn't that threatening, not overtly, in any case.
The plot struck me as a bit of a stretch. The inclusion of the Collider, though integral to the plot, left me in disbelief. The whirlwind of locations left me a bit bewildered; wanderings, then a secret Shangri-La and now of all places, the Hadron Collider? I probably missed the whole point, not to mention the glaring parallels between the machinery the reader was introduced to in Tibet and the modern invention we have here.