Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

13 reviews

pavonini's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This is the book I'd most like to stay in this year. Absolutely loved it. The characters & relationships were so beautifully observed. The gentle humour was perfect, and balanced out the sadness. I felt like I was there, in a different place, a different time, a different culture.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Genocide

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

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

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Pregnancy, and War

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, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Religious bigotry