Peter Preston (2) (1938–2018)

This one had been kicking around on my amazon.uk wishlist for about a year until I came across a good copy while looking for something else. So I snapped it up.
It is a fun read, giving that the premise is really over the top. I can imagine the UK pulling out of the EU, they do talk about it from time to time (although I think it is only to keep Brussels on their toes). But joining the US? Preston does a good job describing how the UK becomes the 51st state almost by accident, and you can't show more help but laugh at the situation.

Now for a bit of nitpicking: The description of people from other nations was a bit off, indicating a weak background research (no-one in Germany bows or clicks their heels anymore, for chrissakes! And the Chancellor in 2025 is more likely to be named Kevin or Max rather than Hermann). I suspect that French readers might find similar things. I hope Mr. Preston got the American part right, he was a correspondent there, after all.

The end was too toned down for my taste, I was expecting some kind of solution. show less