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Fatherland
by Robert Harris
I liked Fatherland, I did. And it being the first Robert Harris book I've read, it seemed apt that it was his first written, too. The kindle edition I bought was the 20th anniversary one, and it has a preface written by Mr Harris which goes someway to telling the story of how it came to be written. I deliberately skipped it until I'd finished the book in case their were spoilers (and take note, there are some!).
I went into the book completely blind. The premise of it being 'what if Germany won WWII' was enough to make me want to read it, but other than that I had no idea what form it would take. Initially I was a little disappointed at the way in which it was told, but upon reading the preface it became clear. I suppose I hadn't considered how an explanation of the world post-WWII would be conveyed, but not I'll just say that the genre chosen isn't my favourite.
And therein lies the slight issue I have. There's almost not enough fantasy about that alternate reality – not enough description. That's not the fault of the book, necessarily, more my expectations. That said, my interest was kept up, and I did enjoy it. Threads probably went on a little too long in places, but as a vehicle for looking at two specific elements of the Nazi political/war machine, it did pretty well.
I have an inkling to read Enigma due to liking the film adaptation, and I do have a couple of other Robert Harris books that I've bought when they've been on sale, though I'll leave it a while before I attempt one.
I went into the book completely blind. The premise of it being 'what if Germany won WWII' was enough to make me want to read it, but other than that I had no idea what form it would take. Initially I was a little disappointed at the way in which it was told, but upon reading the preface it became clear. I suppose I hadn't considered how an explanation of the world post-WWII would be conveyed, but not I'll just say that the genre chosen isn't my favourite.
And therein lies the slight issue I have. There's almost not enough fantasy about that alternate reality – not enough description. That's not the fault of the book, necessarily, more my expectations. That said, my interest was kept up, and I did enjoy it. Threads probably went on a little too long in places, but as a vehicle for looking at two specific elements of the Nazi political/war machine, it did pretty well.
I have an inkling to read Enigma due to liking the film adaptation, and I do have a couple of other Robert Harris books that I've bought when they've been on sale, though I'll leave it a while before I attempt one.