It’s very Lovecraftian, but Langan has made it its own, taking the weird fiction to a higher level by mixing it with heavy themes like grief and mourning. It’s intriguing, scary and speaks to the imagination. The legend of Dutchman’s Creek is the centre of the story. It mixes history with supernatural occurrences and mystery. It has an ominous and daunting atmosphere, that worms into the story causing visceral horror. The story itself is a fantastical supernatural read, with a great buildup, with well-crafted sentences. It’s also a great and original way to get to know the characters to understand them, their motivations, their actions and thoughts.
Things that one narrator didn’t witness is filled in by someone else who was there, and so the whole story is coming together in a unique way. The different perspectives, the different voices of the characters make it all the more intriguing and in a way, real, like you are reading eyewitness reports, written down in a vivid way and a luscious style.Īsides from the different perspectives, the way different people look at a situation becomes clear as well and are a big part of the story, making it a varied read.
The tale tells the story and legend about her, her family and her father and a mysterious fisherman who came into town, opening up another world filled with monsters.įirst of all, the structure and style are unique and very well put together. It was told by a Reverend who in turn was told by Lottie who lived this strange tale. That story is the actual story and takes place a lifetime ago near Dutchman’s Creek. At a diner on their way to fishing spot Dutchman’s Creek, Howard the cook tells them a particular story about the place. When his colleague Dan loses his entire family in an accident he takes him out fishing. He is still grieving but finds solace in fishing. The introducing story is about Abe who lost his wife Marie at a young age. That way the story has different tones and voices, but still remains one big epic story about supernatural occurrences and another dimension. The narration jumps from person to person, and each part is told by the one who has witnessed that particular part. One big story is told in a chronological order but by different characters, each telling the tale from their unique perspective. It is a frame narrative, a story within a story, with a unique structure. The Fisherman is a Lovecraftian, supernatural, weird fiction epos with an underlying theme about grief. The Fisherman is a well-crafted Lovecraftian tale with a unique appealing structure.
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