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The Watch That Ends the Night
by Allan Wolf
I don't usually read novels in verse. My favorite poems are almost always very short, so the idea of reading a 500-page poem does not appeal to me. I can't tell if I didn't enjoy the format of this book, or if I didn't enjoy the book. I think it's the latter case since this didn't really read like a poem but rather like a book where every sentence was printed on a separate line.
My biggest issue with this book was that most of the characters were very flat. This isn't a small book by any means, but it holds a massive cast of characters so none of them got very much page-time. When the Titanic was sinking I didn't feel as sad as I ought to have felt. I was sad because it's a horrible tragedy and a lot of people died, but I didn't feel emotionally connected enough to any single character to care about them personally.
With that being said, there were some things that I enjoyed. There were some plot lines that were really interesting. I'd read an entire book about Jamilla's journey! Unfortunately the interesting plots were often displaced by the other plots and were never fully developed. Also, some of the writing was really nice! There was a lot of meh writing, but there were some beautiful lines thrown in here and there.
My favorite thing by far, however, was the appendix. I had no idea that each character was a real person! It was fascinating to read about their lives and to learn how much effort and research went into this book. I added a full star just because of that appendix. I learned so much about the Titanic through it and I gained more appreciation for how the author created this book.
I wouldn't say that you should rush out and read this book, but this isn't a bad book. Honestly, it's worth the read just because the cover is so beautiful. If you like books written in verse you might enjoy this a lot more than me.
My biggest issue with this book was that most of the characters were very flat. This isn't a small book by any means, but it holds a massive cast of characters so none of them got very much page-time. When the Titanic was sinking I didn't feel as sad as I ought to have felt. I was sad because it's a horrible tragedy and a lot of people died, but I didn't feel emotionally connected enough to any single character to care about them personally.
With that being said, there were some things that I enjoyed. There were some plot lines that were really interesting. I'd read an entire book about Jamilla's journey! Unfortunately the interesting plots were often displaced by the other plots and were never fully developed. Also, some of the writing was really nice! There was a lot of meh writing, but there were some beautiful lines thrown in here and there.
My favorite thing by far, however, was the appendix. I had no idea that each character was a real person! It was fascinating to read about their lives and to learn how much effort and research went into this book. I added a full star just because of that appendix. I learned so much about the Titanic through it and I gained more appreciation for how the author created this book.
I wouldn't say that you should rush out and read this book, but this isn't a bad book. Honestly, it's worth the read just because the cover is so beautiful. If you like books written in verse you might enjoy this a lot more than me.