The Plot Against America - Philip Roth

There are two interesting ideas that intersect in this novel. The first is the counterfactual conceit that an antisemitic Charles Lindbergh won the 1940 US election on an anti-war, isolationist ticket and proceeded to institute Nazi-lite policies. The second is the use of Roth and his family as "real" victims of the regime.

It's intriguing stuff, written as brilliantly as one would expect. The acceptance of a fascist government across parts of America rings unpleasantly true, and one could certainly interpret this as an anti-Bush novel (it was published in 2005). Some clunky and hurried plotting towards the end mars the efeect a little.