Night-Watchmen [Hardcover]

Barry Hannah (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: The Viking Press; 1st edition (October 3, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670512230
• ISBN-13: 978-0670512232
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,969,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why in the hell is this book out of print, damn it?, April 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Night-Watchmen (Hardcover)

Nightwatchmen is a fine, strange and wonderful follow-up to Geronimo Rex. If you enjoy Barry Hannah's wacky, profane, compassionate world and can get your hands on this one, read it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Shame It's Out of Print, September 2, 2010

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Mike Roberts - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night-Watchmen (Hardcover)

Nightwatchmen is an interesting case. While it is smart, funny, exciting, and even mysterious, it is also unbalanced and overpopulated. The book is sadly out of print, but the reason is somewhat obvious upon reading. It's simply not as good as some of his other work. From what I understand, he was paid to quickly write a follow-up to cash in on Geronimo Rex's success--a reasonable choice on the publisher's part. It, however, didn't sell very well and has never been reprinted.

The novel, set up in the format of tape recordings of multiple narrators requires the reader to care about many, perhaps too many, characters, some of whom are very interesting, and some of whom are somewhat hard to differentiate between. We even see the return of Harry Monroe. The book is a mystery surrounding violence on a university campus and in that sense it is actually very compelling. Hannah is as we already know him, unbelievable with words, and if you're into his style already you'll find something to enjoy here.

Despite being one of his lesser works, it is still a good read. If you're a huge Barry Hannah fan, go ahead and pick up a copy if you see a reasonable price. If not, you might be lucky like me and find a copy to borrow. Basically, if you get the chance, go for it.