# The Plot Against America on HBO (open spoilers as each ep airs)

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**Created:** [March 17, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plot-against-america-on-hbo-open-spoilers-as-each-ep-airs/849666 "2020-03-17T18:16:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plot-against-america-on-hbo-open-spoilers-as-each-ep-airs/849666/81 "2020-08-09T03:00:43Z")

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I had forgotten that this series was based on a book by Phillip Roth. I did not like his first few books, but it’s been years since I tried anything by him. Those of you who have read the book, what did you think? Is it worth trying?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plot-against-america-on-hbo-open-spoilers-as-each-ep-airs/849666/82 "2020-08-17T23:20:01Z")

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Haven’t read any Roth myself, sorry.

Here’s an interesting collection of historians’ views as to the plausibility of _TPAA_: [https://slate.com/culture/2020/03/plot-against-america-hbo-plausibility-lindbergh-historian.html](https://slate.com/culture/2020/03/plot-against-america-hbo-plausibility-lindbergh-historian.html)

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