The Plot Against America
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Summary
In an astonishing feat of narrative invention， our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history。 In 1940 Charles A。 Lindbergh， heroic aviator and rabid isolationist， is elected President。 Shortly thereafter， he negotiates a cordial "understanding" with Adolf Hitler， while the new government embarks on a program of folksy anti-Semitism。
For one boy growing up in Newark， Lindbergh's election is the first in a series of ruptures that threatens to destroy his small， safe corner of America - and with it， his mother， his father， and his older brother。
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For one boy growing up in Newark， Lindbergh's election is the first in a series of ruptures that threatens to destroy his small， safe corner of America - and with it， his mother， his father， and his older brother。
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Reviews
Susan
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Both funny and frightening。
Colleen Edmonson
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The characters were good， and the premise was interesting。 The author did a good job of setting up a believable alternative history， but the ending was rushed and too pat。。。had to get back to the status quo so the America we now know could happen。
Rita Guimarães
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"A family is both peace and war""How could I not be confused， when out disgrace and our glory were one and the same？""Never in my life had I so harshly judged an adult （。。。） nor had I understood till then how the shameless vanity of utter fools can so strongly determine the fate of others""What they were was what they couldn't get rid of - what they couldn't even begin to want to get rid of。 Their being Jews issued from their being themselves， as did their being American。 It was as it was， in t "A family is both peace and war""How could I not be confused， when out disgrace and our glory were one and the same？""Never in my life had I so harshly judged an adult （。。。） nor had I understood till then how the shameless vanity of utter fools can so strongly determine the fate of others""What they were was what they couldn't get rid of - what they couldn't even begin to want to get rid of。 Their being Jews issued from their being themselves， as did their being American。 It was as it was， in the nature of things， as fundamental as having arteries and veins， and they never manifested the slightest desire to change or deny it， regardless of the consequences。""It's so heartbreaking， violence， when it's in a house - like seeing the clothes in a tree after an explosion。 You may be prepared to see death but not the clothes in the tree""（。。。） the discovery that one could do nothing right without also doing something wrong， so wrong， in fact， that especially where chaos reigned and everything was at stake， one might be better off to wait and do nothing - except to do nothing was also to do quite a lot""The pompous son of a bitch knows everything - it's too bad he doesn't know anything else""A political catastrophe of unimaginable proportions was transforming a free society into a police state， but a child is a child， and all I could think about in my head was that when the time came to move her bowels， Aunt Evelyn would have to do it on our storage bin floor"。 。。。more
Jacob Fisher
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Excellent and scary。 The end was a little too neat for what we now know about how politicians in the thrall of an autocrat actually behave when faced with a choice between doing the right thing and pleasing their master。
Andi Chorley
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My first Roth novel and am very impressed indeed。 Prescient， moving， and frightening。
Katie
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This was a well written and disturbing book。 I wasn't expecting to like the format of an alternate history but Roth made it work。 And he had me wondering if he had a glimpse at crystal ball and saw the state of America when he wrote this book。 Highly recommend。 This was a well written and disturbing book。 I wasn't expecting to like the format of an alternate history but Roth made it work。 And he had me wondering if he had a glimpse at crystal ball and saw the state of America when he wrote this book。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Nicole Erbetti
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Roth non delude mai。 Finzione e autobiografia mescolate insieme per ritrarre un’America che non è il porto sicuro per gli ebrei statunitensi all’epoca delle persecuzioni， tenute insieme da una scrittura formidabile。
Andrew Corsini
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I just can't believe this book has only three and a half stars on this site。 It's because it's not Comfort Fiction that people haven't given it the full five。 This is very much not a comforting book about a true American villain， the anti-Semitic pilot and Nazi， Charles Lindbergh。 The political nightmare this book depicts a Jewish family suffering under a hypothetical Lindbergh presidency which is a Nazi presidency in all but name。 By the end of the book， I knew the family of the main character I just can't believe this book has only three and a half stars on this site。 It's because it's not Comfort Fiction that people haven't given it the full five。 This is very much not a comforting book about a true American villain， the anti-Semitic pilot and Nazi， Charles Lindbergh。 The political nightmare this book depicts a Jewish family suffering under a hypothetical Lindbergh presidency which is a Nazi presidency in all but name。 By the end of the book， I knew the family of the main character （also called Philip Roth） with such warmth， it was like they were my own family。 I've enjoyed every Roth book I've read and would probably consider him my favourite author。 He writes with such truth， it's like every book is the great American novel。 。。。more
John Plutz
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Reading this book at this time in 2021 is frankly really depressing。
Douglas
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Well that was a letdown。 Lots of promise， but after a couple chapters the prescient imagining of an American descent into fascism devolves into a disjointed coming of age story。 The transition to the ending is astonishingly clumsy given Roth's talent and experience。 It almost felt tacked on， as if the story of the unraveling of a Jewish family was the book he really wanted to write and the publishers asked him to give greater focus to the fascist plot。 It has its moments， but honestly I wouldn't Well that was a letdown。 Lots of promise， but after a couple chapters the prescient imagining of an American descent into fascism devolves into a disjointed coming of age story。 The transition to the ending is astonishingly clumsy given Roth's talent and experience。 It almost felt tacked on， as if the story of the unraveling of a Jewish family was the book he really wanted to write and the publishers asked him to give greater focus to the fascist plot。 It has its moments， but honestly I wouldn't be misled by the name recognition and superficial connection to recent events。 The Plot Against America is eminently skippable。3/5， which might be generous 。。。more
Santiago
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Me gustó mucho。 Más allá de que es entretenido， es un buen libro。 La historia funciona， es verosímil y está bien escrito。 La forma en que todo comienza a decaer dentro de la familia protagonista está muy bien desarrollada y la perspectiva inocente del narrador （una versión ficcionada del mismo autor， a los 7 años） me encantó。Le sobran unas cuantas páginas， sería todo lo que le puedo criticar。4，5⭐
Una
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Wonderful book。 A counterfactual that felt so plausible that I had to keep researching details to make sure they didn't actually occur。 Wonderful book。 A counterfactual that felt so plausible that I had to keep researching details to make sure they didn't actually occur。 。。。more
Wendi Royal
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Philip Roth is such a good writer--why read books by anyone else。 A fabulous read。
Nancy I
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What would America be like now if Charles Lindbergh had been elected president in 1940 rather than FDR？ This novel， which mixes a few bits of fact with fiction， is Roth's idea of what it would have been like and is told from the perspective of a character in the novel， a nine year-old Philip Roth。 Some say Lindbergh was a Nazi sympathizer or an actual Nazi， others say no， he was just against the U。S。 getting involved with Europe's war， even though he declined to return a medal， Germany's Order o What would America be like now if Charles Lindbergh had been elected president in 1940 rather than FDR？ This novel， which mixes a few bits of fact with fiction， is Roth's idea of what it would have been like and is told from the perspective of a character in the novel， a nine year-old Philip Roth。 Some say Lindbergh was a Nazi sympathizer or an actual Nazi， others say no， he was just against the U。S。 getting involved with Europe's war， even though he declined to return a medal， Germany's Order of the Golden Eagle， he had been awarded by Hermann Göring， later writing， "It seems to me that the returning of decorations， which were given in times of peace and as a gesture of friendship， can have no constructive effect。 If I were to return the German medal， it seems to me that it would be an unnecessary insult。 。 。" Roth makes Lindbergh out to be an anti-Semite， but his vice president is portrayed as much more of one。 That anyone could be anti-anything or anyone as Roth wants us to view these two is anathema to me。 Many may not agree with the low rating I've assigned to this， but the hate that I felt that was laid out in the pages of this book is what pointed me in that direction。 。。。more
Louis Hickman
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This book was not for me。 It was almost a dnf。 I understand why it is popular， but the constant breaks into long paragraphs of politicians from the late 30's early 40's kept putting me off。 It just wasn't for me， but if you enjoy the WW2 time period or historical fiction， I'm sure you will enjoy it。 This book was not for me。 It was almost a dnf。 I understand why it is popular， but the constant breaks into long paragraphs of politicians from the late 30's early 40's kept putting me off。 It just wasn't for me， but if you enjoy the WW2 time period or historical fiction， I'm sure you will enjoy it。 。。。more
Kelly Overstreet
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There isn't anything that can be said about the late， great Philip Roth's skill as an author that hasn't already been said， but I can speak about this book specifically。 "The Plot Against America" imagines an alternate past in which Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940。 This plot is not， in itself， original， but the genius of this book is that Roth casts his nine year-old self as the narrator and his real family members as the other characters。 He takes the reader into hi There isn't anything that can be said about the late， great Philip Roth's skill as an author that hasn't already been said， but I can speak about this book specifically。 "The Plot Against America" imagines an alternate past in which Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940。 This plot is not， in itself， original， but the genius of this book is that Roth casts his nine year-old self as the narrator and his real family members as the other characters。 He takes the reader into his childhood home， then imagines what it would have been like for each of them to live in an increasingly antisemitic country。 If you read this book， follow it up with Roth's memoir "Patrimony" to hear about the real narrative of his beloved father's life and death。 。。。more
Mark Kortus
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Spannend boek en een goed middel om Amerikanen， wiens burgers de oorlog toch vanaf een afstand meemaakten， in de schoenen van Europese joden die de tweede wereldoorlog hebben meegemaakt te plaatsen。Wist niet dat er prominente nazi-steun was in de VS eind jaren '30 en '40。 Deze beelden van een bijeenkomst van de German-American Bund in Madison Square Garden voelen surrealistisch: https://www。npr。org/sections/codeswit。。。 Spannend boek en een goed middel om Amerikanen， wiens burgers de oorlog toch vanaf een afstand meemaakten， in de schoenen van Europese joden die de tweede wereldoorlog hebben meegemaakt te plaatsen。Wist niet dat er prominente nazi-steun was in de VS eind jaren '30 en '40。 Deze beelden van een bijeenkomst van de German-American Bund in Madison Square Garden voelen surrealistisch: https://www。npr。org/sections/codeswit。。。 。。。more
Vatroslav Herceg
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AlgoritamZagreb， 2007。Prevela s engleskoga Gordana V。 PopovićJezik je na razmeđi generičnog tržišnog realizma i visoke književnosti。Atmosferičnost je jaka u tom vidu što vas knjiga uistinu prikuje za svoje stranice， bar veći dio romana。Konstrukcija romana je prošarana umecima povijesnih dokumenata。Žanrovski gledano ovaj roman pripada žanru alternativne povijesti s primjesom distopije， bolje reći alternativna povijest koja iskazuje opasnost ostvaraja distopije。Sadržajno gledajući ovaj roman je ne AlgoritamZagreb， 2007。Prevela s engleskoga Gordana V。 PopovićJezik je na razmeđi generičnog tržišnog realizma i visoke književnosti。Atmosferičnost je jaka u tom vidu što vas knjiga uistinu prikuje za svoje stranice， bar veći dio romana。Konstrukcija romana je prošarana umecima povijesnih dokumenata。Žanrovski gledano ovaj roman pripada žanru alternativne povijesti s primjesom distopije， bolje reći alternativna povijest koja iskazuje opasnost ostvaraja distopije。Sadržajno gledajući ovaj roman je nepošten， izuzetno subjektivan， naivan。Nisam nikada ništa prije čitaob od Rotha， a i čini mi se da ni neću tako skoro， radnja je super koncipirana kroz veći dio romana da bi na kraju sve postalo izlizano i jalovo。Roth je u pogledu sadržaja zeznuo kraj。Okvirno; radnja prati fiktivnu autobiografiju Rothova života do 1945。， započinje s njegovim rođenjem （ne da mi se sad guglati kad se rodio）， no u biti započinje s predsjedničkim izborima u Sjedinjenim Američki Državama 1940。Roosevelt u ovoj alternativnoj povijesti nije osvojio te izbore， već Lindbergh， koji okreće Sjedinjene Države Trećem Reichu。U 2021。 kada u Sjedinjenim Državama nailazimo s jedne strane na maoistički kult pokreta Black Lives Matter， a s druge strane uskogrudni protestantski svijet rasizma （toliko sličan protuštokavskom rasizmu zagrebačkih urbanih Jugoslavena te pravoslavnom srpskom rasizmu） vidimo da je svijet zaboravio Ayn Rand， a nažalost previše cijeni Philipa Rotha。U ovom stoljeću se svake godine više crnačke djece u gradu New Yorku ubije pobačajem nego što se rodi。Dakle， Black Lives Matter ne mari za nerođenu afroameričku djecu， već na perfidni orvelijanski način promovira da je normalno kako skoro 75% afroameričke djece živi u obiteljima bez oca， jer je po njima obitelj socijalni konstrukt te nije problem što postoje samohrane majke。Philip Roth o rasizmu protiv afroameričke populacije u ovom romanu ne kaže niti jedne jedine riječi， ovdje su samo Židovi žrtve。U 2021。 ortodoksni Aškenazi životi demografski bujaju u New York （imaju najveće stope fertiliteta） te ta ultrakonzervativna židovska zajednica podržava Trumpa koji bi trebao biti Lindbergh današnjeg doba。U tom kontekstu zanimljivo je kako je rastom broja Aškenazi Židova najbrzorastući jezik u New Yorku jidiš， jezik koji je nestao iz Istočne Europe， no koji sada doživljava preporod u Brooklynu， čitave četvrti koje su do jučer bile crnačke ili latino， sada su židovske。To samo pokazuje da budućnost pripada konzervativnim populacijama， liberali su slijepa ulica evolucije。Zdrave židovske obitelji osvajaju prostor ateističkog društvenog i moralnog poraza， demografskog poraza。Kroz cijeli roman Roth negira i ismijava ideju da je šaka Židova odgovorna za Drugi svjetski rat， no zato na kraju romana prezentira kako su nacisti odgovorni za Linberghovu pobjedu u romanu， kako šaka nacista zapravo vlada Amerikom。Nikada nikakva manjina ne može u srži kontrolirati povijesne i društvene procese， no bilo bi naivno misliti da to ne pokušava。U romanu se spominje https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Lindber。。。 koje se uistinu i dogodilo， no Roth želi prikazati kako su zapravo nacisti okrivili Nijemca za navedeno， a vrlo je vjerojatno da iza toga stoje filosemitske i ratnohuškačke snage u Sjedinjenim Državama u tridesetim godinama。Dokaz o tome koliko su ratnohuškački i filosemitski elementi drmali Amerikom i vladali medijskim prostorom u tom vremenu pokazuje i ovaj film: https://www。imdb。com/title/tt0028358/， koji tri godine prije početka Drugog svjetskog rata najavljuje upravo navedeni rat。Dobro， takav je bio Zeitgeist， cezarističko doba koje， po Spengleru， još traje， a i vidimo po suvremenim sukobima da još traje。Sve u svemu， Roth je previše ubrzao kraj romana， nezgrapno ga je skucao， prikazao je kako su nacisti skoro uveli totalitarizam u Sjedinjenim Državama。Na koji način su to nacisti radili？Tako što su slali židovske obitelji iz židovskih geta u područja u kojem živi nežidovska populacija， dakle stvarali su doslovce multikulturalno društvo。Roth prikazuje činjenicu da su Židovi koji ne žive jedni s drugima， radi toga ugroženi， te da Židovi koji žive s nežidovima u istim zajednicama gube nužno svoj identitet。Povijesna ironija je da je upravo antifašistička pobjeda dovela do legalnog multikulturalizma， do toga da je od 1960-ih sve do 1990-ih zakonom bio reguliran omjer određenih rasnih skupina pri upisu djece u škole; djeca različitih rasa i kultura morala su se nužno miješati。S time da je 1945。 i dalje rasna segregacija bila u temelju legalnog sustava Sjedinjenih Država， od tuda moje vječno pitanje antifašistima- jesu li Afroamerikanci dočekali 1945。 oslobođenje u antifašističkoj rasnosegregiranoj Americi？Tek će od 1960-ih antifašistička Amerika okrennuti leđa zakonskoj i institucionalnoj rasnoj segregaciji te započeti s multikulturalizmom kojeg Roth u ovom romanu u biti osuđuje。Uopće nisam proučavao posebno Rotha， ne da mi se， no pitam se je li Roth svjestan da ovim romanom kritizira multikulturalni koncept društva ili namjerno to radi， zbilja želi kritizirati multikulturalizam。Roman je prvotno objavljen 2004。 Osobno sam protiv fašizma i antifašizma， jer su i jedno i drugo duboko antitradicionalni i protukatolički pokreti koji su ubili stotine milijuna ljudi， uostalom Radnička partija Koreje （vladajuća stranka Sjeverne Koreje） se borila protiv japanskog fašizma， a danas taj njihov antifašizam izgleda baš kao neki fašizam。A， da su i danas filosemitski centri moći jaki u Sjedinjenim Državama jasno je kad se vidi kako su i Trump i Obama i Biden cionisti。Dosadno je u 2021。 slušati kako su Židovi bili žrtve， posebice kada znamo koliko je grobnica ovdje stvorio antifašizam， a i fašizam， ne smijemo zaboraviti da je Zapad podržavao četnike do 1943。， i četnici su antifašisti， ti žohari。Taman sam danas gledao te suvremene narodnooslobodilačke junake， virtue signaling manijake， stalno nas podsjećaju na nekakve fašističke zločine， no kako šute o ubijanju nerođene djece， kako šute o tome da se u Jasenovcu i dalje ne zna broj tijela koji leže ispod onog spomenika。Ja sam prije deset godina odao počast žrtvama Jasenovca， možda i više。 kad sam bio mlad i ja sam bio antifašist jer sam bio naivan， danas sam protiv svakog zločinačkog pothvata， bio taj zločinački pothvat fašizam ili antifašizam。Ja ne volim rasnu segregaciju， niti nacizam， niti socijalizam， niti tamo neku antifašističku kraljicu Engleske koja je u svojoj antifašističkoj pobjedi držala stotine milijuna ljudi porobljeno u svom antifašističkom kolonijalnom carstvu。Vrijeme je za reviziju povijesti， jer ovo nije sjevernokorejska 1984。， već hrvatska 2021。https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=OGy28。。。 。。。more
Derek （AGrumpyOldMan）
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This book was hit or miss。 Parts were engrossing， other parts left me wanting to rush through to the next interesting section。 Reading this book at this time in history was fascinating as it mirrors so much of current society。 Many of the characters in Roth's novel act on assumptions， sensationalized "news" reports， fears， mischaracterization， etc。， so much like people on both sides of the aisle do today。 Just as many made unsupported accusations of Donald Trump being a "fascist"， so too did Cha This book was hit or miss。 Parts were engrossing， other parts left me wanting to rush through to the next interesting section。 Reading this book at this time in history was fascinating as it mirrors so much of current society。 Many of the characters in Roth's novel act on assumptions， sensationalized "news" reports， fears， mischaracterization， etc。， so much like people on both sides of the aisle do today。 Just as many made unsupported accusations of Donald Trump being a "fascist"， so too did Charles Lindbergh face such allegations in The Plot Against America。 The biggest difference is that the novel took place in a time when the real Hitler was alive and committing his evil acts on the world and Lindbergh did have some form of interaction with him。 If anything it hammered home the point that people are susceptible to these base human emotions by the virtue of simply being human。 They are not solely the product of social media， cable news， etc。Despite this context， some parts of the book simply drug。 That being said， this was my first Roth book and I enjoyed it enough to definitely being open to exploring more of his works。 。。。more
Kelley
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Better than the HBO seriesThe series produced by HBO is very good and follows the book closely although there are some significant differences。If you think the series is good and you want more details and character nuances read this book。
Riv Begun
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Left me breathless。 I will be thinking and talking about this for a very long time。
ilariasbooks
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Una delle domande che sorgono nelle ucronie fantapolitiche è: Cosa sarebbe accaduto se Hitler avesse vinto la guerra？ Il grande Philip Roth delinea uno scenario che parte da alcune verità storiche come gli stretti rapporti tra Lindbergh ed esponenti del nazismo del calibro di Goring， dai suoi discorsi antisemiti ed isolazionisti fino a portare tutto all'estremo evento， ad una fantasia così realista da far paura。 Ci narra la storia il piccolo Philip Roth che vive in una famiglia ebrea ma assoluta Una delle domande che sorgono nelle ucronie fantapolitiche è: Cosa sarebbe accaduto se Hitler avesse vinto la guerra？ Il grande Philip Roth delinea uno scenario che parte da alcune verità storiche come gli stretti rapporti tra Lindbergh ed esponenti del nazismo del calibro di Goring， dai suoi discorsi antisemiti ed isolazionisti fino a portare tutto all'estremo evento， ad una fantasia così realista da far paura。 Ci narra la storia il piccolo Philip Roth che vive in una famiglia ebrea ma assolutamente americana， che ama la sua patria， che si sente integrata， vota Roosevelt e vorrebbe intervenire al fianco degli inglesi。 Gli eventi cominciano a diventare forti e terribili， la famiglia si incrina ma Philip non riesce sempre ad afferrare la vera tempesta che si sta abbattendo su di loro， ha solo 7 anni e tiene soprattutto alla sua collezione di francobolli。 La scrittura di Roth ti prende alla gola， ti fa riflettere， ti mette ansia， ti porta in alto e poi ti sbatte in basso。 Attraverso gli occhi di un bambino ci mette di fronte agli errori del passato， ci invita a guardare nell'abisso per non ripeterlo， a fare attenzione all'taltro。 Un monito per il futuro， per la democrazia， per il precario equilibrio della società che può sgretolarsi in un attimo portando via con sé i diritti acquisiti。 Un romanzo davvero formidabile di un gigante della letteratura che ha saputo affrontare temi sempre importanti ma anche quotidiani， tangibili。。。。 leggere le sue opere ti cambia。 。。。more
Matty Watts
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3。5
Warren Fretwell
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Philip Roth constructs an alternate history in which anti-Semite and aviation hero Charles Lindbergh becomes president and， not unlike our current day， precipitates a wave of bigotry that takes hold of the American nation。The story is told from the author's perspective as a young， Jewish boy in Newark， New Jersey and it captures the threatening impact of Lindbergh's term in office on Philip， his family， his community and the country's Jewish population。Well-developed characters and scenes make t Philip Roth constructs an alternate history in which anti-Semite and aviation hero Charles Lindbergh becomes president and， not unlike our current day， precipitates a wave of bigotry that takes hold of the American nation。The story is told from the author's perspective as a young， Jewish boy in Newark， New Jersey and it captures the threatening impact of Lindbergh's term in office on Philip， his family， his community and the country's Jewish population。Well-developed characters and scenes make this work of fiction seem all too real！I have but two criticisms:1） there are a couple of time changes that were a bit confusing; and2） the ending/resolution of conflict seems to spring out of left field， lacking the detail found throughout the rest of the story。But， I wouldn't let that stop you from reading this gripping novel。Extra: There is a comprehensive collection of historical and biographical notes in the end pages。 。。。more
Clay
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This alternative history imagines what if Charles Lindberg was elected President of the USA in 1940 on a populist， "peace in our time" and implied pro-Fascist Republican platform。 Discusses how the Lindberg administration policies evolve over time， and how this affects the life of a young boy named Philip Roth， living in a Jewish section of Newark， New Jersey。 Many things are not clear， including the extent to which Lindberg is being directed by Berlin。 A very timely book to read following on ou This alternative history imagines what if Charles Lindberg was elected President of the USA in 1940 on a populist， "peace in our time" and implied pro-Fascist Republican platform。 Discusses how the Lindberg administration policies evolve over time， and how this affects the life of a young boy named Philip Roth， living in a Jewish section of Newark， New Jersey。 Many things are not clear， including the extent to which Lindberg is being directed by Berlin。 A very timely book to read following on our recently defeated populist Republican President， where there was also inconclusive evidence of his being directed by a foreign power （Russia）。 A great feature of the book is a section at the end giving historical details of what actually happened and citations of historical sources used， so the reader can make an easy comparison with the fictional alternative here。 See also the HBO series based on the book。 。。。more
Patt Gavin
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I have to say， I did not care for this book at all。 For a writer of this caliber， I expected better。 I was very disappointed。
Brittany
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Roth is incredibly smart and talented and this book is terrifying and completely relevant。 Amazingly done。
cortinadampezzo
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Az alternatív történelem kedvelt irodalmi toposz， számos nagyszerű író játszott már el a "mi lett volna， ha" gondolattal。 Nagy részük a skála kevésbé hihető végpontja közelében helyezkedik el， nem egyszer fantasy-elemekkel átszőve， legalábbis az olvasónak gyakorta félre kell tennie a józan eszét， hogy a történetet igazán át tudja élni。 Philip Roth témaválasztása azonban igazán rémisztő， mert akár úgy is alakulhatott volna a történelem， hogy az 1940-es amerikai elnökválasztást a náci szimpatizáns Az alternatív történelem kedvelt irodalmi toposz， számos nagyszerű író játszott már el a "mi lett volna， ha" gondolattal。 Nagy részük a skála kevésbé hihető végpontja közelében helyezkedik el， nem egyszer fantasy-elemekkel átszőve， legalábbis az olvasónak gyakorta félre kell tennie a józan eszét， hogy a történetet igazán át tudja élni。 Philip Roth témaválasztása azonban igazán rémisztő， mert akár úgy is alakulhatott volna a történelem， hogy az 1940-es amerikai elnökválasztást a náci szimpatizáns Charles Lindbergh nyeri。A nemzeti hős Lindbergh ugyanis a valóságban is rendkívül népszerű volt közismerten antiszemita eszméi ellenére， és ha ambiciózusabb， valószínűleg könnyedén elnök lehetett volna。 Roth ezen az egyetlen x változón， Lindbergh becsvágyán módosított， hogy aztán egy tökéletesen hihető eseménysorozat végén kiszámolhassa az egyenlet végeredményét。Az Összeesküvés Amerika ellen egyszerre a leginkább és a legkevésbé rothi regény。 Az ellentmondás oka， hogy bár Roth saját maga narrál， így a legszemélyesebb gondolatait is megosztja az olvasóval， hangvétele ezúttal közel sem olyan harsány， illetve jó néhány rá jellemző stíluselem módosulva， kissé eltorzítva van jelen。A mű valódi főszereplője， Herman Roth például a jól megszokott， saját vesztébe rohanó rothi hős， aki tudja jól， hogy a sötét alagút végén lévő fény valójában a szembejövő gyorsvonat， de ez a legkevésbé sem ingatja meg abban， hogy töretlenül haladjon felé。 Büszke， erkölcsös és megingathatatlan ember， egy normális világban bizonyára nagyon sokra lenne hivatott， vészterhes időkben azonban pont ezek a tulajdonságok a legkevésbé kívánatosak。 Mégsem lesz belőle oly módon tragikus hős， mint a szerző legtöbb főhőséből， és ez leginkább annak köszönhető， hogy a rothi életműből általában hiányzó erős nők ezúttal hangsúlyosan alakítják a történetet。Bess Roth és Anne Lindbergh eleinte pontosan ugyanazt a sémát követik， mint Roth női karakterei általában: passzív sodródók， akik ugyan a józan észt képviselik egy egyre őrültebb világban， mégis jócskán elhalványultak férjeik fényétől。 Amikor azonban minden veszni látszik， képesek kemény döntéseket hozni， erőt és határozottságot mutatni。Roth másik remek húzása a gyermek nézőpontja， pláne hogy ez a gyermek saját maga。 Bár egyébként is szereti a saját életéből vett dolgokat beleszőni a regényeibe， érezni， hogy ez ezúttal ennél is többről szól: a regénybeli Philip gondolatai arról， ahogyan nem érti a körülötte lévő ijesztő világot， valószínűleg az író legszemélyesebb élményei lehettek （természetesen Amerikának nem volt félnáci elnöke， de azért a háború meglehetősen paranoid élmény， Pearl Harbor után pedig nemzeti sokk lehetett， pláne egy gyereknek）。Az Összeesküvés Amerika ellen rutinból írt mű， nem különösebben virtuóz és helyenként olyan száraz， hogy kifejezetten nehéz olvasni。 A néhol közelebb engedő， néhol elidegenítő stílus is szokatlan， azonban amikor Roth igazán belelendül a történetmesélésbe， no meg amikor csak felhelyezi a karaktereket a színpadra， hogy aztán elkezdjenek maguktól mozogni， szinte önálló életre kelve， azok a részek igazán erősek， és csak egy nagyon kevés hiányzott ahhoz， hogy egy remekművet alkosson。 。。。more
Scott Tappa
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Written about 1940-1942， seemed a lot like 2016-2020。
Beth
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Extra points for relevance to the recent U。S。 political climate。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Plot Against America
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Plot Against America&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft