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Title: In the Presence of Mine Enemies by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0-451-52902-2 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.41 (17 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not one of his best efforts
Comment: I was very excited to hear that Harry Turtledove was going to tackle the idea of a victorious Third Reich. I have read a number of his other books and have usually enjoyed them. Unfortunately, that was not the case here. This novel tediously plods on to an unsatisfactory conclusion. The author continually subjects the reader to countless hand by hand descriptions of bridge games between two couples that are boring and unnecessary. Perhaps this would appeal to a bridge enthusiast, which I am not. It seemed like filler to me. Or perhaps Harry is newly devoted to the game and couldn't contain his enthusiasm. One of the most galling incogruities in the book is using a Jewish computer hacker to spead the rumor that an SS man is Jewish in order to help quell a Putsch. All in all, a very unsatisfactory effort.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good Ideas, not a great novel
Comment: I've read the majority of Harry Turtledove's novels, and I've noticed on his more recent efforts that he is either getting worse as a writer or my tastes are becoming more refined. Turtledove has good ideas in all of his books, and this is no exception. He just isn't a very good writer. For some reason, he feels like he has to beat everything to death. About once every three pages he reminds the reader that these people are Jews and if they get caught, they're done for. He repeats things like this ad nauseum. I wish he would try to be a little more subtle and let the reader read between the lines. He has the same problem in his American Empire series.
Also, as someone else said, there really isn't a lot that happens in this book. I was hoping for some more action. There are way too many bridge scenes, and if you don't know how to play bridge, you won't understand these.
I always find myself buying Turtledove's books even though I can't stand his style because his ideas are interesting. So this book has some things going for it, but be prepared to sift through a lot of filler.
Rating: 2
Summary: Mundane world of 21st Century Reich
Comment: When first reading the synopsis of Turtledove's new book, I was interested: a Third Reich existing into the early 21st century? Has to be good, right?
Well, not exactly: Turtledove does give decent allusions of the imagined world around the Reich, but almost never reaches beyond the mundane suburb-to-downtown Berlin commute. Indeed, I found the two primary male characters on the same bus and train too many times not to be painfully evident.
Don't expect an epic tale of fascist/Jew struggle: this novel merely states repetitive worryings and bickerings of a few children and bland adults.
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Title: American Empire: The Victorious Opposition by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 034544423X Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Gunpowder Empire (Crosstime Traffic, Book 1) by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 076530693X Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 05 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Fox at the Front by Douglas Niles, Michael Dobson ISBN: 0765304791 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Return Engagement : Book One of the Settling Accounts Trilogy by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0345457234 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 03 August, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Ring of Fire by Eric Flint ISBN: 074347175X Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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