should be required reading for Political Science majors.
i never imagined that extending a real life Hitler's character into fiction would leave me feeling distraught. and yet i am. it has been quite a while since a book struck a chord in me. it may well be because i could identify with the character of Philip Roth when i was his age.
in this novel, Roth toyed with the idea of imbuing America with anti-Semitic sentiments causing terror to the multitude of jews who sought refuge under democratic and tolerant America. the terror described in the book was so riveting and at the same time revolting that i couldn't help but finish the book until the wee hours of the morning. this means, i get to tick off one book from the list of 1001 books to read before one dies.
currently, Martin Amis' "London Fields," which is also in the said list, is the book i'll be burying my nose into for the next couple of weeks.
23 June 2010
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I too enjoyed this book... shame that it was removed from the recent 2010 edition of the list I'm afraid. I think it counts though anyway!
I guess as you know about the list, you're aware of the 1001 Books spreadsheet and have a copy of the new v4 edition, right? The Full version has all three of the list editions so you can track your progress with every book that's ever been on the list, including The Plot Against America.
If not, head over to the spreadsheet page on Arukiyomi.
and isn't it great how roth weaved his own childhood into the narrative? as a reader, you can't but wonder where fiction starts or where the autobiographical ends. ang galing talaga.
by the way, you might want (if you haven't already) to check this out: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/23/bestbooks-fiction
happy reading. :)
arukiyomi, that's a shame indeed. but the book's worth the read even if they have removed it from the list.
ms. angeli, ang galing talaga. i thought the part about Lindbergh having close ties to Germany during Hitler's time was made up, but it turned out in the postscript that that truly happened. great read! and thanks for the link you've shared, i haven't checked that one out yet.
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