The Fisherman
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...
- Pages
- 412
- Audiobook
- 11 hr 27 min
- First published
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Audiobook
Shelved by 2 Litcadians
Reviews
Finished November 18, 2025
This book was such a weird mix of spooky, quiet, and surprisingly emotional, and I really loved that about it. It was such a journal-like, almost confessional vibe. About halfway through, there’s this huge story-inside-a-story moment, when a restaurant owner basically stops everything to tell Abe and Dan the entire backstory of the creek. It’s long, and you’re literally listening to a guy tell a story to another guy who’s telling a story to us, but I was hooked. The atmosphere got even thicker, and I just sank right into it. Langan’s writing is dense in a good way; heavy, but super readable. Within just a few pages I felt like I was sitting next to Abe, listening to him ramble through the kind of story that slowly pulls you in without you noticing. Even with all the cosmic-horror weirdness, what stuck with me most was how beautifully the book handles loss, denial, and grief. It’s eerie, introspective, touching, and just a really unique reading experience.
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