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Laddar... And the Last Trump Shall Sound (2020)av Harry Turtledove, James Morrow, Cat Rambo
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Meh. A set of three novellas, each one building on the previous. The first story, by Turtledove, imagines that the Trump era gets so bad that the Pacific Northwest secedes from the United States, and becomes it's own country. Honestly, this scenario is not so far fetched. I live in Washington. There has been talk of forming a new country, called Cascadia. For years. They even have a flag for the new country! I was wondering when someone was going to get around to writing this scenario into a book. Enter Turtledove. Honestly, it's the area where he is at his best. He's explored the topic before, with the Civil War, and with his World War series. I enjoy his imagination. So, here he's written a good, engaging story. It kept me guessing, right up to the ending. You do have to deal with his somewhat "folksy" dialogues, he never has grown past the "he said, then she said, then he said" descriptions. All in language that seems from the 40's or 50's. But it's okay, if you accept that's just him. The other two stories build on the first. Each gets a little more "out there". I didn't really enjoy either one. I would have rather let Turtledove build on his scenario. Mildly entertaining. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
"Set in the near future, this is prophetic warning about where the United States, as a nation, may be headed. A politically torn nation watches as the Republicans solidify their hold over the US with a series of electoral victories and judicial appointments. Mike Pence leads the country, succeeding Donald Trump as the flag-bearer of an increasingly dogmatic movement. There are parts of the country, however, that cannot abide by what they view as a betrayal of the nation's founding principles. At what point do these communities break down and the unthinkable suddenly becomes the only possible solution...the end of the Union. Harry Turtledove, James Morrow, and Cat Rambo give us three novellas, each following the other, describing the frightening possible consequences of our increased polarization--a dire warning to all of us about where America may be headed unless we can learn to come together again."--Publisher. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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The book consists of three novellas:
-The Breaking of Nations by Harry Turtledove
-The Purloined Republic by James Morror
-Because It Is Bitter by Cat Rambo ( )