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A review by miny03rd
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
There’s something about jaw-droppingly amazing books that leave me completely unsure of where to start my review. I guess with that, this book was amazing. I’m not sure if it’s weird to call a heavy and gorey horror novel beautiful but this book was.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is an awesome combination of Interview with the Vampire and Frankenstein with its own unique spin that left me with such great impact. We see a man, a priest, haunted by a Native American vampire told through the priest’s journals as read by one of his descendants. Jones’ ability to write so distinctly between each of the narrators was amazing to read. Each of the three characters are so different, and so Them, it really did feel like a different person was writing each person.
My only negative is that occasionally the writing became a little confusing and hard for me to follow, which ultimately took me out of the story. I do think that it was intentional, to mirror our narrator’s mental state, but it happened enough that it slowed down my reading. This is definitely just a personal thing, however, and others might not even notice it.
The way the story unfolds is a masterclass in narrative structure and storytelling. Jones leaves a sublime trail of breadcrumbs that leaves the reader desperate for more. This book is devastating and a hard look at American history through the scope of a horror novel. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is dark and violent but powerful and poignant, it’s definitely worth the read even if you’re not a horror fan.
This is the first book I’ve read by Stephen Graham Jones but, after finishing this, his other work has definitely made it onto my TBR.
There’s something about jaw-droppingly amazing books that leave me completely unsure of where to start my review. I guess with that, this book was amazing. I’m not sure if it’s weird to call a heavy and gorey horror novel beautiful but this book was.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is an awesome combination of Interview with the Vampire and Frankenstein with its own unique spin that left me with such great impact. We see a man, a priest, haunted by a Native American vampire told through the priest’s journals as read by one of his descendants. Jones’ ability to write so distinctly between each of the narrators was amazing to read. Each of the three characters are so different, and so Them, it really did feel like a different person was writing each person.
My only negative is that occasionally the writing became a little confusing and hard for me to follow, which ultimately took me out of the story. I do think that it was intentional, to mirror our narrator’s mental state, but it happened enough that it slowed down my reading. This is definitely just a personal thing, however, and others might not even notice it.
The way the story unfolds is a masterclass in narrative structure and storytelling. Jones leaves a sublime trail of breadcrumbs that leaves the reader desperate for more. This book is devastating and a hard look at American history through the scope of a horror novel. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is dark and violent but powerful and poignant, it’s definitely worth the read even if you’re not a horror fan.
This is the first book I’ve read by Stephen Graham Jones but, after finishing this, his other work has definitely made it onto my TBR.