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6 hours ago, BillF said:

For alternative history involving a Nazi WW2 victory, I can also recommend Robert Harris' Fatherland and Len Deighton's SS-GB. 

Best alternate history novel I know is Ward Moore's "Bring the Jubilee," in which the South wins the Civil War.|

https://www.amazon.com/Bring-Jubilee-Ward-Moore/dp/143447853X

The second link contains spoilers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_the_Jubilee

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Enjoyed The Man in the High Castle.  Parts of the plot move at pulp speed.  The ending is sort of evocative, though still a bit anti-climatic.

Not Wanted on the Voyage is also good.  I've just hit the point where Lucifer shows up in disguise to get a spot on the Ark.

I'm also reading the Confessions of St. Augustine, but am very underwhelmed for literary and extra-literary reasons.

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I finished up Findley's Not Wanted on the Voyage a while back.  It's an interesting mix of whimsical and serious moments, driven by an overwhelming urge to give Biblical patriarchs, such as Noah, a big kick up the arse.  I liked it a lot, but it's not for everyone.

Currently in the middle of Rousseau's Confessions.  Perhaps he does protest a bit too much.  The edition I am reading is nearly 600 pages!

After that, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland.  I really liked The Namesake, so I hope this is at the same level.

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