Well, that was a great wrap up of almost all the alternate history you've read (😉). I have 2 Harry Turtledove novels on the way (hopefully late November or early December). 1 of them you did not read; 'The Two Georges' which was actually co-authored. The other is 'Through Darkest Europe'. I don't know how much dystopia you've read, but if it's more than 3 books, you might consider putting them all together as well in a future video. I mention this because I also have a dystopia novel on the way with those 2 Turtledove books. Anyway, great compilation. I hope you will be curious enough to read (not necessarily review), the other book of 'Days of Infamy'.
Thanks! I would have included your novel on the recommended list if it was published. The Two Georges, while I do not have it, sounds like an interesting plot, so I will probably read it eventually. Definitely recommend you to read Through Darkest Europe. It is both funny and interesting in a twisted way. Days of Infamy bored me a lot so I'm very dubious of the idea of reading its sequel. I've only read eight Dystopia novels so far so I would not say that I am qualified (yet) to make a guide on that genre. However, I have read a decent amount (over 10) of historical fiction and literary fiction so maybe I will make a future guide to those genres.
I was going to ask if you consider it "Alternate History" if the story starts with one way time travel into the past like Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series? I didn't like that specific series as much but my favorite in the genre is by Leo Frankowski that starts with The Cross-Time Engineer. Looks like Books 1-3 have been collected together as The Radiant Warrior Omnibus but that was after I read them.
I would say yes as long the time travel changes something in history. I own but haven't read 1632 yet. However, it is among the higher entries on the alternate history iceberg so it definitely counts as alternate history.
Great video. I always enjoy (all) your fiction reviews. We tend to enjoy the same type of books. "Second Sleep" by Harris (from what I gathered by my attempt to get through it) was just anti-Christian propaganda by Harris - which is par for the course by many of the mainstream authors. I tried to get into Phillip Roth's work but it just seemed to silly to ever happen. The second Bush years weren't great, but they weren't that bad. Especially to live through as I did. There are a lot of books that I am planning on reading next year.
Yeah, Roth is very silly with viewing Woodrow Wilson and FDR as saints and republicans as Nazi demons. My problem with Second Sleep was that it was just dull, including its pathetic little love triangle. Nowadays I am reading a lot more non-fiction than fiction, and I am trying to diversify my fiction reading tastes. Right now I am reading a contemporary novel by a South Korean author called "Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop".
@@cjhuntsinger2277 I only mentioned the 44 alternate history books I have read so I can give my personal take on whether they are worth reading or not. I have not read Man with the Iron Heart yet.
Well, that was a great wrap up of almost all the alternate history you've read (😉). I have 2 Harry Turtledove novels on the way (hopefully late November or early December). 1 of them you did not read; 'The Two Georges' which was actually co-authored. The other is 'Through Darkest Europe'.
I don't know how much dystopia you've read, but if it's more than 3 books, you might consider putting them all together as well in a future video. I mention this because I also have a dystopia novel on the way with those 2 Turtledove books.
Anyway, great compilation. I hope you will be curious enough to read (not necessarily review), the other book of 'Days of Infamy'.
Thanks! I would have included your novel on the recommended list if it was published. The Two Georges, while I do not have it, sounds like an interesting plot, so I will probably read it eventually. Definitely recommend you to read Through Darkest Europe. It is both funny and interesting in a twisted way. Days of Infamy bored me a lot so I'm very dubious of the idea of reading its sequel. I've only read eight Dystopia novels so far so I would not say that I am qualified (yet) to make a guide on that genre. However, I have read a decent amount (over 10) of historical fiction and literary fiction so maybe I will make a future guide to those genres.
My favorite book genres are Horror, Dystopian and my favorite, Alt History. THANK YOU!
I was going to ask if you consider it "Alternate History" if the story starts with one way time travel into the past like Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series? I didn't like that specific series as much but my favorite in the genre is by Leo Frankowski that starts with The Cross-Time Engineer. Looks like Books 1-3 have been collected together as The Radiant Warrior Omnibus but that was after I read them.
I would say yes as long the time travel changes something in history. I own but haven't read 1632 yet. However, it is among the higher entries on the alternate history iceberg so it definitely counts as alternate history.
Great video. I always enjoy (all) your fiction reviews. We tend to enjoy the same type of books.
"Second Sleep" by Harris (from what I gathered by my attempt to get through it) was just anti-Christian propaganda by Harris - which is par for the course by many of the mainstream authors. I tried to get into Phillip Roth's work but it just seemed to silly to ever happen. The second Bush years weren't great, but they weren't that bad. Especially to live through as I did.
There are a lot of books that I am planning on reading next year.
Yeah, Roth is very silly with viewing Woodrow Wilson and FDR as saints and republicans as Nazi demons. My problem with Second Sleep was that it was just dull, including its pathetic little love triangle.
Nowadays I am reading a lot more non-fiction than fiction, and I am trying to diversify my fiction reading tastes. Right now I am reading a contemporary novel by a South Korean author called "Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop".
No mention of the man with the iron heart?
@@cjhuntsinger2277 I only mentioned the 44 alternate history books I have read so I can give my personal take on whether they are worth reading or not. I have not read Man with the Iron Heart yet.
@@TheAvidReaderBookReviews it’s really good so I’d love to hear your thoughts! Peter g tsouras writes good alternate history as well!
@@cjhuntsinger2277 Never heard of Tsouras before. I will check him out.