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benjamin_oc's review against another edition
5.0
Whew boy. Excellent, but the ending is *rough*. And, much like Stephen King’s It, it works best if you can ignore one gross, entirely gratuitous scene that has aged very poorly.
jennystout21's review against another edition
3.0
Very well-written, but a little too slow for my tastes.
kvltprincess's review against another edition
3.0
This is more a review/reaction of my reading of the book. It's a good book. But something happened near the end that just really upset me, so I'm gonna give it 3 stars so I don't reread it forgetting about that part.
pillywiggin's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the mystery and suspense, but there were far too many descriptions of bird excrement, and one completely unnecessary scene which really bothered me. I'm glad I read it, but don't think I will reread it in the future.
adamsfall's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to like this one more than I did. The beginning and pacing through the first 2/3 of the book were gripping… then we got to the fucked up bathtub scene and it was downhill from there. This book, much like the big old bird it’s about, never truly learned to soar.
bunnieslikediamonds's review against another edition
3.0
A nasty piece of work. I don't care much for birds, but no matter how sinister looking or oozing of supernatural evil, they don't deserve to be handled by a pair of imbeciles. The couple in this story are incapable of looking after their baby, so it is not surprising they fuck up their inherited cormorant.
Well-written, creepy and most definitely memorable, but a wee bit too disturbing for me.
Well-written, creepy and most definitely memorable, but a wee bit too disturbing for me.
laura1315's review against another edition
2.0
I had quite high expectations for this book as I have heard some good reviews about this book, but unfortunately it just wasn’t for me. It felt for slow paced and very lack luster. The writing style also didn’t flow very well for me. I finished it just to finish it.
awesomelybadbooks's review against another edition
2.0
The Cormorant is about a young man whose Uncle passes away and, in his passing, the young man is left a little cottage for his wife, Ann, and his young son, Harry, to live in. The only caveat to inheriting and keeping the cottage is that the young family must agree to keep and take care of the cormorant (a bird) who the main character names Archie. I'll be completely honest - I'm not 100% certain what the heck I just read! Copyrighted in 1986 and set in the United Kingdom (or thereabouts), Stephen Gregory does a good job at capturing a certain atmosphere. While I feel the characters are a bit on the bland side for the most part, the story is just interesting enough to keep your attention. The novel is just under 200 pages long and can be a fairly quick, clean read for those (read: not me) who are faster readers. It wasn't an un-enjoyable book, but it's not for everyone. Found in the horror section of a used book store and given to me as a Birthday present, I'm not sure how much of a "horror" book this actually is. Don't get me wrong, there are a few horrible aspects to the book, but it's not a scary read by any means. I'm just not sure if there is a deeper meaning in the pages that I missed because I'm sort of left just scratching my head and asking myself, "what the heck?".
Recommended for those that enjoy shorter novels that are strange without being too, too strange and for those that love obscure novels and authors.
Recommended for those that enjoy shorter novels that are strange without being too, too strange and for those that love obscure novels and authors.