Reviews - The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

4.28k reviews for:

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones

4.28 AVERAGE

mollykcarr's review against another edition

5.0

Complicated, uncomfortable, gruesome. Raw. Important. Worth it.

anthgrif's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

gmoneyzz1024's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ch3rrysoup's review against another edition

5.0

I love good, disturbing horror. It’s so satisfying to be scared shitless. But this book? This book is truly unforgettable.

I don’t have the words to do this book justice. The layers that are delicately wrapped throughout are a feat of writing. However, as I’ve seen mentioned in other reviews, this is not an easy read in several ways. There are three narrators, and the narration from both the Pastor and Good Stab can be quite tenuous at times. I do believe that it’s absolutely necessary and benefits the story incredibly.

It’s also extremely heavy emotionally. Does it have a very prominent supernatural element? Yes! Is it extremely realistic, metaphorical, and downright soul-crushing? Yes. This is not a tepid ghost story or fantastical creature concept. But it makes its themes even sharper and more complex.

I loved this book. This will go down as a top 10 for me, no doubt. Enjoy it, sit with it, chew on it (pun intended). Also — this would make a FANTASTIC book club read.