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I was excited to read this as I'd liked The Hippopotamus was ok, but that Fry needed to come into his own a bit where his writing is concerned. However, I thought this book just didn't work for a lot of reasons. The characters were flat and wet behind the ears. They were deeply lacking in wherewithal. Some of the scenes/events were superfluous and should have been cut. I can see what he was trying to say in that regard but I felt he didn't handle the subject matter as skillfully as was necessary. I also felt like the character tropes being used as Hitler's parents were flat, cliche'd and rather obvious choices. Depth and complexity was lacking. I usually really love everything Stephen Fry does and I feel really mean, but this one just didn't gel. Sorry.


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Making History Stephen Fry 9780099457060 Books Reviews

Stephen Fry goes to town with this "what if" tale of changing the course of history. In this case it was preventing the Second World War.
After several twists and turns one imagines that the hero had done it but of course Fry brings one down to earth. The book is not one of his funniest that I have read, but it is certainly the most interesting.
This was a very interesting book. Parts were telegraphed, but there were some unexpected turns. The author's a bit wordy sometimes, though. He had a half a page (on the kindle edition) of metaphors on one topic.
This a great book and a great author. Fry is an underrated gem of fiction. This book has it all Nazis, time travel, Ivy League snobs, and homoerotic overtones. Delish.
Knowing Fry’s other work, I came into this expecting to like it. However, within the first chapter Fry casually describes both sexual assault and domestic violence. A distressing start to a convoluted story with an unlikeable main character.
I ran across a reference to this novel while reading comments on another alternate history novel. I found the beginning slow with a lot of of artsy farts word play and little direction. It takes till the middle of the novel to get to the main action.

I was disappointed that no theory was given as to HOW the "time machine" TIM worked or HOW it was "changed" into not only a receiver but a transmitter as well, the story just assumes that they accomplished the feat without any real mention of HOW. I also did not gather why the main character Michael / Mikey was the only one who retained any memory of the defunct time line and the professor Leo / Axel did not. I assume it was his proximity to the machine when it "changed" history.

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The greatest disappointment was the ending. They UNdid the change by sending back a couple of putrefied rats into the same cistern that they initially sent the sterilization drugs to in order to stop Hitlers father from drinking it and forcing the people to wash and clean the cistern and eliminate any trace of the drugs. Hitlers father is thereby NOT sterilized and Adolph Hitler is born and the time line is restored. I found this hokey and poorly thought out and the ending pretty much "phoned in". I am good at guessing the outcome of most novels and movies and thought for sure that the professor, wracked with guilt would realize that HE was the cause of the drastic change, elimination of all Jews in Eurpoe and successful rise of Nazi Germany by eliminating Hitler. It would of stood to reason that he should of sent some of the sterilization drug to HIS OWN father, therefore eliminating HIM and his time machine invention and subsequent changes to history. THAT would of made more sense and been a lot more prosaic and poignant ending, MESSAGE You Can't Mess With History and Not Pay the Price.

Otherwise the novel is fairly well written and can be finished in good order without too much pain to the reader. The dialog switches to a screenplay format in several sections which I particularly hated but switches back to regular story format soon.

I would never of bought it new but it was worth a read as a used book.

This also needs to be made available in ebook format, it is short sited of the publisher not to do so.
Stephen Fry is gifted at many things, with perhaps novel-writing not being in the top 10. I still gave 3 stars for the interesting plot line, but once I was done reading, I traded the book in at my local paperback trader.
I normally enjoy alternate world fiction but...
I had to struggle through the first section because I just did not LIKE Michael I kept wanting to tell him grow up!

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Other peeves. Maybe I misunderstood but there are no Jews in Europe because Gloder's men administered a male permanent contraceptive? Judaism is matrilineal . So the women would have married non-Jewish men and stil raised their kids Jews . And the next generation would be fertile again Maybe for a generation there would have been acceptance of women rabbis earlier than in the real world Still this form of genocide is unthinkably horrible in a way even murder is not . There are fates worse than just death. This turns the book into a horror novel.
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Woul any researcher in our world ever create a permanent male contraceptive? The ethical considerations
Why was Jane even WITH Michael. He was so annoying

The time machine did not suspend my disbelief. "you made a receiver? so make a transmitter"

The unattractive personality of Michael annoyed me as it reminded me of old portrayals of tormented gay from novels before Stonewall. I picked up early on he was gay but did not know it. But I kept wanting to tell him come out!

So Hitler lived Millions murdered again And it all ends well Because love triumphs. Why don't I find that okay?

I wanted them to stay in the other world and fight for their and our love. We have been illegal before We progressed and won.
And against the racism.
I guess it reminded me of Trumpworld. Suddenly zapped into a terrible place, and I wanted them to RESIST!! For gays black people Jews and everyone

I also wanted to find out more about what Europe was like I guess because I am American the UK US comparisons did not add to the story

Still I enjoyed the book
I was excited to read this as I'd liked The Hippopotamus was ok, but that Fry needed to come into his own a bit where his writing is concerned. However, I thought this book just didn't work for a lot of reasons. The characters were flat and wet behind the ears. They were deeply lacking in wherewithal. Some of the scenes/events were superfluous and should have been cut. I can see what he was trying to say in that regard but I felt he didn't handle the subject matter as skillfully as was necessary. I also felt like the character tropes being used as Hitler's parents were flat, cliche'd and rather obvious choices. Depth and complexity was lacking. I usually really love everything Stephen Fry does and I feel really mean, but this one just didn't gel. Sorry.