The book received critical acclaim . Robert Hanks of '' The Independent '' drew attention to a " slight softening of the funny bone " and a " hardening of the issues " in the later '' Discworld '' books , commenting on a lesser amount of jokes per page in '' Night Watch '' . He criticised the book 's slow start , but called the book intriguing for its " Chestertonian common-sense morality " and drew comparison to the book 's events to the Bloody Sunday . '' The New York Times '' s Therese Littleton praised the book as " transcend ing standard genre fare with its sheer schoolboy humour and characters who reject their own stereotypes "
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday (1972)
Night Watch (Discworld)