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On the surface, The Man in the High Castle is an alternative-history about a 1960s U.S. that lost World War II. The West Coast is under Japanese control, the Eastern half is under German control, with a Rocky Mountain buffer between them. The plot follows a group of diverse characters who slowly become entangled in larger events, most notably an assassination plot and an attempt by a faction of the German government to warn the Japanese that the Germans are planning to betray and attack them.
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I chose to read The Man in the High Castle after watching the Amazon Prime series of the same name. Normally, I prefer to read a book before watching a TV or movie adaptation of the book. However, I watched the Prime series before reading the book. I usually find the book much more detailed than a TV or movie. But I have to hand it to the Castle producers. They did a great job of sticking to the book and expanding on the story from the book. I was not aware the author, Philip Dick was the author
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