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Cargando... United States of Japanpor Peter Tieryas Liu
![]() Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Alt-history. What if Japan and Germany won? Japan got the atomic bomb first and used it on the US. They divide up the US and there is no one to stop the cruelty of the captors. The George Wahingtons are leading the resistance but there is a terrible price to be paid on both sides. Strong characters, interesting varient. The setup and the twist at the end were clever. The rest of the book was rather dull. Maybe I'm not into anime enough to appreciate all the pop references and lifted ideas. A reasonably quick read and the cover should set up your exceptions correctly which the book delivers on with an unexpected bonus of torture porn. Maybe this would work better as a TV show, would justify one stand-out shortcoming: you don't have to pay for expensive sets in a book so you don't have to compress back-stories into awkwardly expository dialogue. It shares nothing with Man in the High Castle except the idea of USA under Japanese occupation which is shown in a less plausible way than by PKD which I guess is exceptional in a way. The Japanese in the book are a caricature from WWII propaganda dialled to 11. I always like to dip into a bit of post apocalyptic or dystopian sci-fi from time to time. I read about this somewhere and finally came across it and gave it a go. It wont burn your brain out this one but it has momentum and holds the plot well. A good fast read that paints a picture of the USA when Japan and Germany won WW2. There are some quite revealing portrayals of the US under such a scenario and this was written well pre-Trump. A good diversion from a serious read and worthy of a place in its own right. Deeply dumb, poorly written, way too much pointless torture-porn. Chicago Nerds discussion notes: http://positronchicago.blogspot.com/2016/06/chicago-nerds-united-states-of-japan... sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Beniko Ishimura es un oficial de los Estados Unidos de Japón y una de las personas mas fieles al imperio. Se dice que de pequeño entregó a sus propios padres cuando descubrió que estaban pensando en desertar y ayudar a los George Washington, una facción proestadounidense que intenta recuperar la gloria de los viejos Estados Unidos. En la actualidad, Beniko es censor de la oficina de videojuegos y se dedica a captar posibles traidores vigilando las elecciones que toman en ello, pero un día recibe una misteriosa llamada del general Mutsuraga, al que sirvió hace muchos años, y su vida se convierte en una montaña rusa que le llevara a conocer a Akiko Tsukino, una oficial de la policía de Tokio que intenta descubrir la relación de Ishimura con el videojuego United States of America, que algunos insurgentes estan usando para avivar el nacionalismo estadounidense. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In Japan, nobody believes that Japan's conduct during WWII was anything but exemplary- besides the George Washingtons, a shadowy group of rebels fighting for freedom. Their latest tactic is to distribute a video game that has players imagine what the world might be like if the United States had won instead. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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