THE NIGHT WATCHMAN

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 2021. Based on the life of the author’s grandfather. The book is set in 1953 in rural North Dakota. It lovingly describes the way of life of the Chippewa people living on the Turtle Mountain Reservation. And how that life is threatened by the US Government’s proposed new “Emancipation Bill”. Far from offering the Chippewa more freedom, it is a betrayal—threatening the rights of Native Americans to their land, their very identity. The Chippewa call it the “Termination Bill”. The book tells the story of how they organise themselves and go to Washington DC to petition the Congress against the proposed Bill and manage to save the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa from termination.

It's based on the red Indian community of which I know so little. Yet, it's a tale so relatable. Definitely a good read!

What was your favorite read this month?"An enemy has to be defeated in battle, but an adversary's different. You must outwit an adversary"I've said this before and I'll say it again; history is never the entire truth. Almost 7t percent of history has been deemed unreachable by the people in power. Never get satisfied with the history you've learned.'The Night Watchman' is the story of an Indian (American) tribe avoiding getting an unjust eviction by the government. The base of the story revolves around their efforts while focussing on the various incidents and problems that take place in the community.This story was based on the author's grandfather's life, in honor of whom the title was named. It's a story of perseverance; the tribe worked very hard to keep their place while fighting many injustices. It's a story worth listening to.

Ahhh finally I’m done with this book and I’m so happy !! Got a copy from Hachette in August and rn it’s almost the end of September!! I wouldn’t straight up say that this book deserves no more than 2 stars. No, it’s not that way, fortunately enough.The book, as it is, is an important piece of fiction and needs to be preserved with utmost care. It deals with topics like Emancipation Act of 1953, sex-trafficking and how schooling and education was biased for the Native Americans. However, the storyline was scattered enough. I think if the author would’ve only focused on the problems and worked more on it , at a stretch, then this book would’ve been a Bookstagram-favorite for sure !Unfortunately, the storyline was pretty much about everything except the actual problem at hand. Patrice’s sister Vera went missing and she sets on a mission to find her. On the other hand, Thomas, the tribal leader is fighting against the Emancipation Act, on behalf of the whole tribe. Had the story been restricted to only these 2 incidents, then this book would’ve been no less than a piece of art.But, honestly, why’d I want to know about Wood Mountain, and Barnes and all those fight scenes. The story seemed unnecessarily scattered which made this a really slow one and I think even the patient reader inside me almost died.If you’re someone patient enough to devote all your time to this 400+ pages book , take a bow! For me, it was a pretty disappointing read, but this might just work for you, you never know. However, if you aren’t into historical fiction at all, I’d never recommend this to you – you’d straight up dnf this one and would never pick up another historical fic.This book is the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Award 2021 winner, and I’d say well deserved , because this does deal with a lot of important matters. However, I think this was chosen as the winner , mostly because of the topics itself and not because of the book and the whole storyline. A rare book, a rare topic – but definitely not everyone’s cup of tea.