La svastica sul sole

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Paperback, 381 pages

Italian language

Published June 1, 2004 by Fanucci.

ISBN:
978-88-347-1007-4
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4 stars (2 reviews)

Stati Uniti d'America, 1962. La schiavitù è di nuovo legale, i pochi ebrei sopravvissuti si nascondono dietro falsi nomi, la California è asservita al Giappone. Vent'anni prima l'asse ha vinto la seconda guerra mondiale, e si è spartito l'America. Sul resto del mondo incombe una realtà da incubo: il credo della superiorità razziale ariana ha soffocato ogni volontà o possibilità di riscatto. L'Africa è ridotta a deserto, vittima di una soluzione radicale di sterminio, mentre l'Italia ha ottenuto solo le briciole dell'immenso potere dell'Europa. Il libro è una riedizione del romanzo pubblicato in origine con il titolo "L'uomo nell'alto castello".

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reviewed The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

I'm Not Sure

3 stars

I didn't dislike it, but I also don't feel like I connected with it? I liked the initial structure of it feeling like multiple vignettes that had all connected somewhat to the same book. And while I understand what was happening, I felt like it wasn't quite hitting the right notes for certain characters or even the overall theme. In a lot of ways, it felt like it kept fumbling some of them. (Edit: Upon reflection, it isn't actually true that the stories were woven around the same book because three of the characters never actually engage with the book in any capacity and their stories don't even mention it from the background.)

It was fine. Not my favourite book, but it was okay.

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4 stars

I read this book because I'd seen a couple of episodes of the TV series. Honestly, as usual, the book is better. They took a lot of liberties with the series (only way to stretch a relatively short book that long,) and the characters are sometimes quite different.

This is classic Phillip K. Dick. Dystopian alternative future. It's very conceptual, rather than character-driven, although a couple of the characters are better developed than the rest. Worth a read, for sure.