
(Alternate History) Adolph Hitler, a failing private investigator in London, tries to locate a relic alleged to be the spear that pierced the side of Christ. (7,786 words; Time: 25m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"My Struggle," by Lavie Tidhar [bio] (edited by Jason Sizemore), appeared in Apex Magazine issue 101, published on October 3, 2017.
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Pro: The story has all the flavor of a noir detective story but with Hitler as detective.
Con: There’s no good resolution, and Hitler makes a poor protagonist because he doesn’t really uncover anything.
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Con: There’s no good resolution, and Hitler makes a poor protagonist because he doesn’t really uncover anything.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 101)
Lavie Tidhar Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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It makes sense that Hitler is a pitiful protagonist since the story is being dreamed up as a sort of revenge fantasy by the man in the ghetto.
ReplyDeleteI see this is a prequel to Tidhar's A Man Lies Dreaming novel.