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A review by aritrigupta
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
3.0
This was my first PKD, and wow, I was disappointed.
And I absolutely hate to admit that the series season 1 was better.
For a premise that could be so interesting, the story was, ultimately, going nowhere. I did not care for the characters, or their random plot lines. The verse was detached and erratic.
For me to enjoy any book, irrespective of its genre, I need to be emotionally invested in the story, and in the characters - but this turned out to be a shorter version of what I suppose was an elaborate saga in the author's mind. The book certainly needed more than what was written in it, for us to entirely grasp the impact of the alternate history.
[author:Philip K. Dick|4764] did try to build a believable world where the Axis powers ruled - however the story was just plain cold.
And I absolutely hate to admit that the series season 1 was better.
For a premise that could be so interesting, the story was, ultimately, going nowhere. I did not care for the characters, or their random plot lines. The verse was detached and erratic.
For me to enjoy any book, irrespective of its genre, I need to be emotionally invested in the story, and in the characters - but this turned out to be a shorter version of what I suppose was an elaborate saga in the author's mind. The book certainly needed more than what was written in it, for us to entirely grasp the impact of the alternate history.
[author:Philip K. Dick|4764] did try to build a believable world where the Axis powers ruled - however the story was just plain cold.