Review of The Abattoir Mechanism

[Roy Nick]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Abattoir Mechanism" by Ken Tao.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Judith “Jude” Parsons is an assassin working for a company under Eddie Clift. In her line of duty, she executes orders without asking questions. Eddie summons Judith to his office and tasks her with finding a missing operative, Kitty Fisher. She is to bring her home. What she uncovers in the Oregon Vortex was astounding.

The Oregon Vortex is under an elderly couple, Earl and Ruby Bruce. As Jude follows the magnetic fields within the place, she ends up in the pines, where she is confiscated by soldiers and led to an underground Nazi city. Shortly, other soldiers seize Earl and Ruby and bring them in. Shockingly, the underground city has been there under the American noses since the end of World War II. Things get better, but to find out, you’ll have to read The Abattoir Mechanism by Ken Tao.

Judith was humorous. When captured by the soldiers, she makes annoying jokes to Major Versauen and Sergeant Dickopf. I liked that about the book. In addition, Earl and Ruby Bruce had a way of talking. The couple conversed so informally and employed whimsical names that made me anticipate more of their dialogues.

The teamwork between Fisher and Parsons was worth noting. Having met briefly under unfavorable circumstances, I expected a drift between the two ladies over superiority and such. They perform well together until the very ending. When we hear of German Nazis, what comes to mind is an antipathetic group of individuals. In this book, however, Ken Tao proves us wrong. That’s one aspect I cherished the most.

There were several grammatical flaws. The book is professionally edited, nonetheless. Intriguing features of time travel enthralled me. Cody Biltmore was born before World War II, and strangely, he time-traveled to the present. A man whose one foot should be in the grave from old age is still a 21-year-old who knows nothing like Email, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.

I discovered words written in their initials. Hence, I could not fathom their meanings, neither could external sources. Additionally, in some dialogues, the author employed weird language. This feature gave the conversations a different outlook. Those are the things I did not like.

I rate The Abattoir Mechanism 4 out of 4 stars. I do so because things get even better as the book advances, and while the ending is suspenseful, it was gratifying. I recommend it to lovers of ancient history, political talks, and scientific discoveries.

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[Aisha Yakub]

Would be amazing to know what was uncovered in Oregon Vortex. I look forward to reading this. Thank you.

[Amy Luman]

It seems interesting to me that these Nazis could operate without detection for more than 80 years. I want to know what’s going on. Thanks for the review!

[QualityAndQuantity]

Man the plot of the book seems really interesting to me. U wonder what Judith had to go through in that hidden city. Thanks for the wonderful review.

[NetMassimo]

An underground Nazi city seems like a bold idea for a novel and the protagonists seem well-constructed to make an engaging story. Thank you for your great review!