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A review by maria_pulver
Estados Unidos de Japón by Peter Tieryas
4.0
Though the plot is developing between different decorations, it resembles [b:The Man in the High Castle|216363|The Man in the High Castle|Philip K. Dick|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1448756803s/216363.jpg|2398287] very much. Not only there are similar settings of Japan occupying parts of the USA as a result of WWII, but the real world of Japaneese rule and the imaginary world of Allied Victory are present as well.
The protagonist, Beniko Ishimura, is not a likable person and neither are any of the other characters. However, some of them are redeemed by the end of the book. The plot movements are uneven, but are logically expected. The description of the atrocities of the totalitarian regine, the life under secret police, the conformity of the majority and non-conformity of some is very precicely shown throu examples.
I liked the book, but it won't be a one to return to.
The protagonist, Beniko Ishimura, is not a likable person and neither are any of the other characters. However, some of them are redeemed by the end of the book. The plot movements are uneven, but are logically expected. The description of the atrocities of the totalitarian regine, the life under secret police, the conformity of the majority and non-conformity of some is very precicely shown throu examples.
I liked the book, but it won't be a one to return to.