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letsgolesbians 's review for:
The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
3.5.
This isn't my favorite Sarah Waters book, but it also wasn't my least favorite. It follows a handful of people in England during WWII and goes backwards in time, starting in 1947, then jumping back to 1944 (I think) and then 1941. I expected it to jump back to 1947 at the end, but it doesn't, which felt a little weird because you're basically reading the end at the beginning. This book is character driven without much of a plot, so I understand why people don't love this one. I love historical fiction that includes queer people because we tend to be left out of history, and this is what Waters excels at, so I was fine with reading about all the characters and finding out their different interactions. It's not a very exciting read, and I'm glad it wasn't any longer than it was, but if you're queer and need some comfort in knowing that our community has always been around and cared for each other, pick this one up. Because it takes place in the 40s there is some homophobia and sexism (and the n word was used once), so TWs for those.
How easy it was, she thought unhappily, for men and women. they could stand in a street and argue, flirt--they could kiss, make love, do anything at all--and the world indulged them. Whereas she and Julia---
Yup.
This isn't my favorite Sarah Waters book, but it also wasn't my least favorite. It follows a handful of people in England during WWII and goes backwards in time, starting in 1947, then jumping back to 1944 (I think) and then 1941. I expected it to jump back to 1947 at the end, but it doesn't, which felt a little weird because you're basically reading the end at the beginning. This book is character driven without much of a plot, so I understand why people don't love this one. I love historical fiction that includes queer people because we tend to be left out of history, and this is what Waters excels at, so I was fine with reading about all the characters and finding out their different interactions. It's not a very exciting read, and I'm glad it wasn't any longer than it was, but if you're queer and need some comfort in knowing that our community has always been around and cared for each other, pick this one up. Because it takes place in the 40s there is some homophobia and sexism (and the n word was used once), so TWs for those.
How easy it was, she thought unhappily, for men and women. they could stand in a street and argue, flirt--they could kiss, make love, do anything at all--and the world indulged them. Whereas she and Julia---
Yup.