Has Anyone Read Turtledove's "Victorious Opposition?"

[slinkerwink]

I think that the Freedom Party storyline with Jake Featherston, apart from the other storylines in "Victorious Opposition," is reminiscent of what's happening in our country now. In the novel, the Freedom Party storyline starts with Jake Featherston, who now has become the President of the Confederate States of America, and he uses his own political party to game the elections and to disenfranchise voters from voting for other parties such as the Whigs.

The Freedom Party gains greater power, and it's now an one-party government in the Confederate States, and Jake Featherston is very dangerous, doesn't care about flouting the laws, and loves taking the Confederate states to war against the United States of America. They also control the press, and use it to spout propaganda against blacks, and other political parties---sounds familiar, eh? It's basically a fascist pseudo-democracy in the Confederate States.

The parallels in "Victorious Opposition" from the Freedom Party storyline is so similar to what's going on today. Did anyone else see that in the novel?

[slinkerwink]

1. am I the only nerd who likes alternate-history novels?

[MisterP]

2. I'm writing one, though technically I'm not a nerd

[bain_sidhe]

3. I HAVE it, I just haven't READ it yet. Don't spoil it!

Actually, I haven't read the series yet. Alternate history isn't my fav, although I've read several that I liked. I read Turtledove's "alien colonization" alternate history that starts in WW 2, and his "In The Presence of Mine Enemies" - but the Civil War/WW 1/WW 2 histories still await my attention. But since I'm currently out of other books to read (and am awaiting the new Terry Pratchett, Joe Haldeman, and Elizabeth Moon books from SFBC), I'll probably get started on them now. Ask me in a week or so. :D

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

4. I love his stuff, but I have not gotten to that one yet

I really like the future war ones.