Potere della propaganda e percezione
5 stars
Secondo romanzo ucronico che leggo in cui gli stati uniti sono governati da nazisti. Dati i tempi.
English language
Published Oct. 8, 1962 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
The Man in the High Castle
An Electrifying Novel of Our World as It Might Have Been
4 stars
(12 reviews)
It’s America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco, the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some twenty years earlier the United States lost a war—and is now occupied by Nazi Germany and Japan.
This harrowing, Hugo Award–winning novel is the work that established Philip K. Dick as an innovator in science fiction while breaking the barrier between science fiction and the serious novel of ideas. In it Dick offers a haunting vision of history as a nightmare from which it may just be possible to wake.
Faszinierende alternative Realität mit eher schwacher Handlung
4 stars
Was wäre wenn Deutschland und Japan den zweiten Weltkrieg gewonnen hätten und danach die USA und die Welt unter sich aufgeteilt hätten? Dieses Gedankenspiel ist Grundlage des Buchs. Die Handlung spielt im Westen der USA und in der Bufferzone zwischen Japan und Deutschland, daher spielt sich auch der Großteil des Buches hier ab. Die konkreten weltpolitischen Folgen des Sieges der Nazis werden meist nur in kurzen Nebensätzen skizziert. Doch diese haben es in sich und lassen einen schaudern. Etwa was Deutschland nach Ende des Krieges mit dem gesamten afrikanischen Kontinent anstellt. Sehr interessant fand ich auch wie Nazi-Deutschland "innenpolitisch" dargestellt wird, wo sich wie in einem autoritären System üblich, die verschiedenen Institutionen selbst zu bekämpfen scheinen. Die konkrete Handlung des Buches mit den amerikanischen und japanischen Helden des Buchs fand ich eher schwach. Zu oft verliert sich die Erzählung im klein-klein und in Handlungssträngen die nicht ganz nachvollziehbar sind.
Strakul reviewed The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (A Berkley medallion book -- D3080.)
Review of 'The Man in the High Castle' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This was an interesting book, but having read it after watching the TV series makes me feel I did not appreciate it as much. While the setting seemed well crafted, the plot and characters suffered somewhat from my comparisons to the series. There are a few odd quirks (notably the emphasis on the I Ching) and a somewhat weak ending, but other than that it's a decent book.
For my full review, check out my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2016/11/book-review-man-in-high-castle-by.html
Max Pearl reviewed The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (A Berkley medallion book -- D3080.)
Review of 'The Man in the High Castle' on 'Goodreads'
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.
Alexia reviewed The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Review of 'The Man in the High Castle' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Very good, intellectually stimulating, and the book's end is great!
