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The Fisherman

John Langan

Start date: May 1, 2021

Finish date: May 31, 2021

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May 29, 2022 Sally rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: a-z-challenge, mount-tbr-challenge

Absolutely stunning! I loved everything about this from start to finish. At first I was lulled with the beautiful narration and descriptions of gorgeous settings. The subject of grief was a constant throughout the book and it was handled perfectly. The story built at a wonderful pace for me. When crap started to get weird it felt like it was timed just right. Definitely a new favorite for me and I recommend it 1000%!

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May 10, 2021 Lena rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: dnf, audio, merfolk-may

DNF 55%

This was an ok story about two widowers becoming friends over fishing with some spooky foreboding. Unfortunately, it then became a loooong convoluted flashback to Victorian(?) Europe with shades of the occult. Had there been fewer characters or shorter scenes it may have worked. But we go from two character first-person to multicast third-person and my give-a-damn waned to nothing.

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Jun 26, 2019 April Teesdale rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, favorites, supernatural, creature-feature, historic-fiction, 2019-read, 2020-read, 2021-read, read-over-and-over, 2023-read

I really enjoyed this book, it is a must-read. It was the kind of supernatural story I like. It reminded me of The Black Water Saga: The Complete Caskey Family Saga by Michael McDowell which was an awesome read.

The two men in The Fisherman would not have been friends if it were not for their similar circumstances (my opinion). Abe lost his wife to cancer is grieving and as life must go on, he is getting through it. He befriends Dan who has lost his wife and children in an sudden accident. Abe wa ...more

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