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A review by arkayanon
Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
4.0
I enjoyed this book both for the story and for its different worldview, being written by a Russian and me being North Carolinian. I'm no expert in translations, nor could I even read the original Russian so I can't speak to the accuracy of the translation.
I first learned of the story through the movie so it was interesting to come with that previous exposure and the book's division into three parts explains the movie's format a bit.
While I liked the story I never found myself connecting with any of the characters aside from Tiger Cub or Semyon. I understood Anton's dilemma regarding his relationship with Svetlana on an intellectual level, but I never really empathized with it.
To me there is a pervasive sense of bleakness and powerlessness amongst the characters below the level of the top mages maneuvering around each other, and I wonder if this is a feature of the author's national identity or simply a mood he was trying to create.
I first learned of the story through the movie so it was interesting to come with that previous exposure and the book's division into three parts explains the movie's format a bit.
While I liked the story I never found myself connecting with any of the characters aside from Tiger Cub or Semyon. I understood Anton's dilemma regarding his relationship with Svetlana on an intellectual level, but I never really empathized with it.
To me there is a pervasive sense of bleakness and powerlessness amongst the characters below the level of the top mages maneuvering around each other, and I wonder if this is a feature of the author's national identity or simply a mood he was trying to create.