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Shambling Towards Hiroshima (2009)

by James K. Morrow(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1892391848 (ISBN13: 9781892391841)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Tachyon Publications

review 1: Wonderful short book. I loved the voice of the central character, I pictured Peter Sellers playing the role. The Hollywood setting of the 40s is fully realized, especially the depictions of great old monster movies. Morrow even peppered in nods to Andrei Tarkovsky‘s movies. The book was very funny, but also appropriately serious in regards to the horrors of WWII. I loved the book. I look forward to reading more by the author.
review 2: It's a terrific, if ridiculous premise: A B-movie horror star gets recruited by the US government to stage a fake monster invasion in order to convince the Japanese to surrender WWII. While the execution is less than perfect - the book feels rushed and anticlimactic, particularly once you get to the "invasion" - it's sti... morell a smart and funny satire in the vein of Dr. Strangelove. (It'd also make a great movie. I picture Sam Rockwell in the lead.) less

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