Ronald William Clark
Auteur de Freud, the Man and the Cause
Œuvres de Ronald William Clark
The Man Who Broke Purple: The Life of Colonel William F. Friedman, Who Deciphered the Japanese Code in World War II (1977) 52 exemplaires
El hombre y la tierra 4 exemplaires
Splendid hills 3 exemplaires
An eccentric in the Alps;: The story of the Rev. W.A.B. Coolidge, the great Victorian mountaineer (1959) 3 exemplaires
Sir Julian Huxley, F.R.S. 2 exemplaires
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- Œuvres
- 21
- Membres
- 420
- Popularité
- #58,060
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 45
- Langues
- 4
Clark’s premise is a familiar one to readers of alternate history, having been used in novels such as David Westheimer’s [b:Death is Lighter than a Feather|278753|Death is Lighter than a Feather|David Westheimer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386923848s/278753.jpg|270367] and Alfred Coppel’s [b:The Burning Mountain|1486231|The Burning Mountain A Novel of the Invasion of Japan|Alfred Coppel|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327374749s/1486231.jpg|2402666]. Yet Clark’s book is much inferior to these works. The narrative form is particularly weak; Clark attempts to relate events from the first-person perspective of a female correspondent who just happens to be at the right place at the right time to observe key developments, yet sections are also included recounting conversations more appropriate for a third-person format. Such laziness also extends to characterization; with the exception of a few historical figures, most of the characters are little more than mouthpieces for dialogue designed to move the plot along.
But perhaps the greatest weakness of the book is with the plot itself. Many of the developments in the novel seem to be less about considering the consequences of his suggested point of divergence than reaching a predetermined conclusion that is historically highly improbable. The chapters themselves are so focused on this that the action within the novel takes a back seat to explanation, with more space devoted to recounting fictional parliamentary debates than in describing the events that they are about. Fans of alternate history would be better off avoiding this book in favor of other works of the genre, most of which are superior to this tepid contribution.… (plus d'informations)