The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

624 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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New York Times BestsellerBased on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich's grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Wa...

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Community Reviews

4.12
based on 11,103 reviews

Moods

emotional: 70%

reflective: 64%

informative: 59%

inspiring: 33%

challenging: 32%

hopeful: 32%

sad: 32%

dark: 23%

funny: 15%

adventurous: 14%

mysterious: 13%

tense: 13%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

78% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

93% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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