Comments | suzie_shooter: Three things make a post.

suzie_shooter

Three things make a post.

Jul 09, 2011 10:38

Anyone read The Nightwatch? (As in, Sarah Waters, not Terry Pratchett). Any good? No, wrong question, I know it'll be good, I suppose I'm just wondering whether I'll enjoy it. I've owned it ever since it came out, but despite picking it up a couple of times the first few pages have thus far never grabbed me enough to keep reading. And now they've ( Read more... )

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th_esaurus July 9 2011, 09:53:10 UTC

I recall it being upsetting, and I can't remember if it has a happy ending! What a useless comment ;__;

suzie_shooter July 9 2011, 09:54:36 UTC

Haha thank you anyway! You are fuelling my aprehensions about it!

fengirl88 July 9 2011, 10:06:31 UTC

it's narrated backwards (the first section is post-war and it eventually goes back into the Blitz), so it goes from more miserable to less miserable, but since you know where the characters are going to end up that doesn't really help much. there's a bit of hope for one or two characters in the post-war section, but not much, as I recall.

suzie_shooter July 9 2011, 10:10:27 UTC

Oh dear! Maybe I'll give it a miss...I am shallow and prefer happy endings!

denorios July 9 2011, 10:40:22 UTC

I really enjoyed it, but then I've loved all of Sarah Waters' books. And I'm a sucker for WW2 settings.

suzie_shooter July 9 2011, 10:44:41 UTC

Well, I liked the others...(not read Little Stranger yet). But then the others had happy endings. Sort of. Maybe I'll watch it first and then decide after all!

griza July 9 2011, 12:09:05 UTC

Not so happy ending. Sorry!

If I kill Rhys, would mind killing Gwen? I want Andy to get a bigger part...

suzie_shooter July 9 2011, 13:28:28 UTC

...buggrit.

Ok, deal, haha!

kharma2815 July 9 2011, 17:10:34 UTC

1 for one would be very upset if they kill Rhys (which may have something to do with the fact that I'm mildly in love with the lovely Kai Owen). I would, however, probably cheer if somebody killed Gwen... (which is probably just as unpopular an opinion as yours)

Haven't read Nightwatch but I'm always on the lookout for new books so if you read it, I'd be interested in your opinions.

suzie_shooter July 9 2011, 17:32:22 UTC

Hee, I'm sure Kai Owen is lovely, but I can't stand the character. Maybe rocks will fall on both of them...

kharma2815 July 9 2011, 17:34:44 UTC

LOL