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The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

24 reviews

lorit1227's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Torture, and Racism

erica_palmisano's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Fascinating and surprising. I haven't spent a lot of time in places like North Dakota & Minnesota during the 1950s, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The story was vivid and covered some difficult realities, but also kind and grounded in the details of daily life and simple pleasures. The audio narration was straight-forwardly lovely – cadence and style were simple and it was good to hear the fragments of the Chippewa language pronounced properly too. So glad I read this and got to meet these characters!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Trafficking, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Misogyny, Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

kaiabolland's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Child death

char1otte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I have never read anything like it! It took me a few chapters to get into the style of writing and to understand how the story was told but I recommend it to anyone!
Can anyone tell me what a waterjack is?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Rape and Addiction

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Colonisation

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Holy shit this book was incredible. I love Louise Erdrich now even more than I already did, if that's possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

alyx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A modern classic. The Night Watchman is defined by its beautiful prose and masterful storytelling, uniquely illuminating the lives of a wide variety of characters, yet also informing readers of an oft-erased period of neocolonial history and violence in the United States

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, War, Pregnancy, and Genocide

smlemire's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 to 4 stars, this is a good but slow book. Not sure I would have picked it up on my own but that being said I would recommend it to those looking to learn more about native reservations and life for natives in the mid 20th century. The ending in particular really soured me, as I felt that the whole book was leading up to one thing which happened off screen and left me unsatisfied.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Rape

Microaggressions galore

egmamaril's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Racism

Minor: Animal death

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and Religious bigotry

womanwill's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Confinement, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Addiction