The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick

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Book Review: "What if" this novel had a better ending?
Summary: 2 Stars

The promising premise introduced never comes to fruition. These characters go about their daily lives, and we follow them, but aside from displaying unique cirsumstances, this novel has very little plot.

I also found Dick's obsession with the occult (particularly foretune-telling) annoying, as well as out of place. At times, I could not be sure if this was a novel or a new age treatise on the I-Ching.

Let's not even get into the problems with this version of history that Dick flat out ignores, such as the fact that it would be next to impossible for any occupation force to successfully hold North America.

Add to all of that an ending that really isn't an ending at all, and you're left to wonder just how sparse the field was when this work won the Hugo award.

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