Review; The Fisherman by John Langan

A little while ago, I read the cosmic horror novel The Fisherman by John Langan and today I'll post my review of the book.

Description from Goodreads

In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story.

Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.

My Thoughts on the Book

The Fisherman is one of the best books I've read in a while and it's been sitting on my TBR for quite a while, annoyingly enough. It's a story within a story, and due to the author's writing style, one gets sucked in rather quickly. There's complex characters, a well-written plot/story, and lots of layers. While I'm not a huge fan of cosmic horror, I quite enjoyed this one. It's also a book about grief and how some people deal with it, for better and for worse.