A review by kathieboucher
Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

2.5

This won a Pulitzer? OK....  Interesting premise--the people left behind as collateral damage from the American Civil War--but the writing was murky and dense. I don't like having to repeatedly reread sections to puzzle out what's happening in a book.