A review by bookreviewswithkb
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Louise Erdrich can just tell a damn story 👏🏼

it started off slow, but as i continued reading, i started to feel like Erdrich just dropped us into the midst of the ongoing lives of the characters, which made it take a bit of time for me to learn who everyone was, but i deeply appreciated that approach. there are dual storylines happening, and i imagine that’s intentional because of the nature of having to constantly fight for your existence as a Native person to these lands - there doesn’t get to be just one main focus

this book is so important, an exposing of the fight against the termination of Native American tribes by the us government in 1953. Erdrich’s grandfather, presented as the fictional Thomas in this novel, organized resistance and appeared before the Senate committee to oppose the bill that was being considered. it gave me a sense of hope. there is power in using our collective voices. we don’t have to sit back and watch