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s1dst1tch 's review for:
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Despite reading the foreword and being warned in advance of the sloghtly stilted manner in which Dick writes the POV of the Asian characters, and characters living in the Japanese controlled part of the US, I initially found it kinda jarring, but then questioned why I found it jarring, given that my own thought pattern often reads the same way.
I also initially thought Childan and Frink were the same person for some reason, no idea why, I think it was to do with Frank mentioning having changed his name...I soon realised my mistake.
This book is still very relevant and poignant 60+ years on. Everyone assumes that life under Nazi fascism would look like the inside of Auschwitz, but everywhere that fell under their rule, but really, day to day life seems quite mundane for these characters, and arguably safer than it is for certain marginalised groups than in Trump's America right now.
I also initially thought Childan and Frink were the same person for some reason, no idea why, I think it was to do with Frank mentioning having changed his name...I soon realised my mistake.
This book is still very relevant and poignant 60+ years on. Everyone assumes that life under Nazi fascism would look like the inside of Auschwitz, but everywhere that fell under their rule, but really, day to day life seems quite mundane for these characters, and arguably safer than it is for certain marginalised groups than in Trump's America right now.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Antisemitism
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, War, Deportation