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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 08:12 PM
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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
Who has read this? Scott Simon talked about it on NPR this morning and what he and his guest said intrigued me. Is it a good read?
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 08:14 PM
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1. The New Yorker gave it a very good review a wehile back...
Or maybe it was Harpers.

At any rate...it does look intruiging, and it's on my list...

Let us know how it is, if you read it sooner than later.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 08:19 PM
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2. I'm watching it on eBay...
Amazon said it was one of the top 10 of 2004.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 08:24 PM
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3. It's excellent. And very disturbing.
An alternate history in which Charles Lindbergh runs for president against Franklin Roosevelt and wins. He keeps the U.S. out of WWII, becoming an ally of Hitler. The story is mainly about what happens to a middle-class Jewish family after the Lindbergh administration starts supporting Nazi Germany.

There are some unnerving similarities to current events. I recommend it very highly.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 08:27 PM
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4. Thanks ocelot.!
I'll bid on the ebay auction. It's cheaper than Amazon or BN.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 08:28 PM
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5. I love "alternate histories"
Another good one is "If Britain Had Fallen", although I forget the author.

And that Kenneth Brannaugh version of Richard III, set in fascist England.

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