![]() ![]() Pixie Paranteau, a young woman who is beautiful, ‘spunky’, good at her job, different from other women, was a surprisingly grating character. While I understand that shifting the focus on many different characters can give an impression of a certain family or community…here we also get entirely unnecessary segments on characters such as Barnes and two mormons. In The Night Watchman Thomas’ fight against Native dispossession is lost in a plodding narrative that follows an array of inconsequential characters. Sadly, I think I would preferred to read a non-fictionalised account of this important story. ![]() The serious and inspirational subject matter captivated my attention. ![]() When he hears of Congress’ new “emancipation” bill, he knows that is the United States newest threat against his people. As a member of the Chippewa Council he loves and wants to protect his community. Set in 1953 Thomas, like Erdrich’s grandfather, works as a night watchman. Louise Erdrich’s own grandfather was the inspiration for the character of Thomas Wazhashk and for the events that transpire in The Night Watchman. Having now read it, I can’t say that I found this to be either very good or bad. After reading many reviews praising The Night Watchman, I had quite high expectations for this novel. ![]()
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