Title: Not up to her other novels
Product review: Let me begin by saying that Sarah Waters is a wonderful writer. She has a way of using words that is absolutely amazing. However The Night Watch is not really up to the standard of her previous novels. The trick of beginning the novel in 1947 and then going back in time to 1944 and 1941 just doesn't seem to work. The characters are too bland and cliched to really engage your interest. Her descriptions of London at war, however, are wonderful and make you remember why you love her books. I would recommend Affinity (which I think is her masterpiece) or Fingersmith and Tipping the Velvet. I hope she returns to form in her next book.
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