The Fisherman by John Langan Book Review
The Fisherman (2016) By John Langan 290 pages (Kindle Digital Edition) Genre : Horror, Fiction, Magic Rating : 4/5 The content of this book is quite a surprise to me. I knew this is horror and naturally based on the title, expected monsters and threatening sea creatures to inhabit this scary world - but to tie it all with undercurrents of sorcery and black magic felt surreal. I would say I was hooked - like a fish - to the plot till about 50 percent. The history of the fisherman was having quite a spell on me when it all starts falling apart.I skimmed through the rest of the book just catching the flow of the narrative from disconnected scenes. The author's descriptions of fight sequences and landscapes fail to evoke the right imagery. They feel flat and designed towards being scary while not really being so. I think the author could have improvised on the character of the Fisherman - he is a centuries old black magician that succeeds in bringin...