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A review by larry_yonce
The Cormorant by Stephen Gregory
3.0
no ordinary bird
An unnamed narrator, his wife Ann, and their son Harry inherit a quaint little cottage in Wales. But there is a catch. They must also take on and care for "Archie", an abhorrent cormorant of their Uncle Ian...a bird which poked, gouged, and partially ate the face of Ian himself upon his death. This award-winning novella takes place around Christmas time, with heavy snows on the horizon, and a bird which gets more vile, mysterious, and threatening with each passing day. A weird tale...effective...but would have been better as a short story I feel, à la Poe.
An unnamed narrator, his wife Ann, and their son Harry inherit a quaint little cottage in Wales. But there is a catch. They must also take on and care for "Archie", an abhorrent cormorant of their Uncle Ian...a bird which poked, gouged, and partially ate the face of Ian himself upon his death. This award-winning novella takes place around Christmas time, with heavy snows on the horizon, and a bird which gets more vile, mysterious, and threatening with each passing day. A weird tale...effective...but would have been better as a short story I feel, à la Poe.