Fatherland (Dramatized) Audiobook

" My third foray into Robert Harris land. Fatherland is a rather far fetched history of what might have occurred had Hitler won World War II. The narrative concerning primarily a conspiracy within the SS is facinating, however the novel lacks the emotional engagement, say, of The Lives of Others. "

" One of my favorite Star Treks is the one where McCoy gets inadvertently doped up with some drug and ends up back in the 1940's where he inadvertently changes history. This book is also a favorite- though not a tale where history is changed by someone going back and messing with the time-line. Instead, it is a tale of an alternative history- where Hitler still lives and the U.S. seeks detente with the Third Reich. The good guys come in the form of a burned out and disillusioned Berlin detective and a brash and spunky American reporter. "

" Really good, but incredibly depressing and disturbing; I wouldn't re-read it. Harris makes his nightmarish alternative history perhaps too believable. "

" Very good book showing alternative history of Europe under the Nazi rule. Rpbert Harris presented a totalitarian system that can controlled and crushed a man in many ways. "

" I was hoping for an alternative history novel that would depict what Germany might have looked like had it won the war, but, unfortunately, the author focused on the bureaucratic intrigues and, most disappointingly, the whole novel ended up being about the Jewish Holocaust. A wasted opportunity. Still, it was very readable and the author skilfully weaves history and fiction, and he is insightful enough to recognise that history books are writen (self-servingly) by victors in war. "

" Lange Zeit mein absolutes Lieblingsbuch! "

" Read for 15.2 task for Fall 09 reading challenge "

" A really well done murder-mystery set in an alt-history world where the Nazis won WW2 and ruled Europe. Harris gives the reader enough atmosphere to enjoy while not detracting from the main characters and their development. Solid effort and I look forward to reading more of his. "

" Book was terrific, HBO movie sucked "

" Thriller set in what-if 1960's Nazi Germany was a good read but never reached the heights of suspense expected. "

" Robert Harris never disappoints - another excellent thriller. "

" A novel set in the week before Hitler's 64th birthday in a world where the German's won the second world war. It is fast paced and engaging. "

" A gem. Very ambitious piece of work by Robert Harris "

" A good page turner, that would have been even better if he had left out the imagined historical context which just made me cringe to be honest. "

" Really Admired Harris' writing style and will read others now. Concept very interesting. Right mix of action and mystery. "

" Very scary but brilliantly constructed background with a protagonist who does not fit into his society and makes him all the more lovable for us. "

" The first Robert Harris I've read and really enjoyed it. "

" Over-rated, with a damp squib of an ending. The central conceit is impressive, but the book never quite touches the profundity it's reaching for. It made me think of The Man In The High Castle, which explores somewhat similar territory in a far more thought provoking way. "

" Reread this as it happens to be 20 years now since it was first publish. It is stunningly good thriller, packed with insight and very clever details. "

" Thrilling and full of suspence. Couldn't put it down. "

" This was fantastic, eerie and a bit creepy. "

" A largely unremarkable mystery which was a real let down after a promising premise. Set in a post-WWII Germany which had won the war, the story concerns the investigation by a jaded, non-conformist, loner PI of an attempt to cover up the Holocaust. "

" fantastic concept, full of tension and intrigue and possibilty let down by a pointless and drawn out ending that did not satisfy. "

" An average cold-war spy mystery with an interesting setting: an alternative history where Germany won WWII and no one knows about the Holocaust. I wish Harris has done more with this interesting world/history. A good audio book for the commute, though. "

" When I see those racks of James Patterson novels at the airport I wonder why people spend so much time reading those when there are great novels like 'Fatherland' and 'The Yiddish Policemen’s Union' available. This alternate-history detective novel was both suspenseful and superb "