Kaiphranos
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Well, it's about time I posted a new discussion thread--the book this time is Bring The Jubilee, by Ward Moore. If you have a book or story you'd like the Alternate History Book Club to read, feel free to post it in the main thread.
As this is a discussion thread, spoilers are to be expected. If you haven't already found time to read this book sometime in the last 50+ years, consider yourself warned.
And as for discussion, here are some questions to get people started. Answer any or none of them, as it suits you!
0. Did you like the book? Why or why not?
1. How plausible did you find the alternate history elements to be, given the POD of a Confederate victory at Gettysburg?
2. Are there any allohistorical details you found particularly interesting? (A revitalized Shogunate, etc.)
3. Bring The Jubilee was originally published in the mid-1950's. In what ways do you think Moore's own milieu influenced the alternate world he created?
4. What characters did you like, dislike, or find especially interesting--and why?
5. Based on the information given, what can you infer or speculate about parts of the world not mentioned in Bring The Jubilee?
6. What sort of influence do you think this book may have had on later works of alternate history?
7. Are there any other elements (AH or otherwise) that you found interesting or noteworthy?
As this is a discussion thread, spoilers are to be expected. If you haven't already found time to read this book sometime in the last 50+ years, consider yourself warned.
And as for discussion, here are some questions to get people started. Answer any or none of them, as it suits you!
0. Did you like the book? Why or why not?
1. How plausible did you find the alternate history elements to be, given the POD of a Confederate victory at Gettysburg?
2. Are there any allohistorical details you found particularly interesting? (A revitalized Shogunate, etc.)
3. Bring The Jubilee was originally published in the mid-1950's. In what ways do you think Moore's own milieu influenced the alternate world he created?
4. What characters did you like, dislike, or find especially interesting--and why?
5. Based on the information given, what can you infer or speculate about parts of the world not mentioned in Bring The Jubilee?
6. What sort of influence do you think this book may have had on later works of alternate history?
7. Are there any other elements (AH or otherwise) that you found interesting or noteworthy?