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Night Watch

Name: Night Watch
Author: Sarah Waters

by Sarah Waters

2006•Historical•509 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramagay/lesbianromanceunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA stirring, grounded historical novel: heavy and dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

3.0 / 5

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About This Book

A novel of relationships set in 1940s London that brims with vivid historical detail, thrilling coincidences, and psychological complexity, by the author of the Booker Prize finalist <i>Fingersmith</i>.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaGay/lesbianRomanceComplex relationshipTroubled leadsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Social life and customsLesbiansWorld War, 1939-1945HistoryWar storiesHistorical fictionManners and customsLGBTQ historical fiction

Details

Author: Sarah Waters
Published: 2006
Pages: 509
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Source: Open Library

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