It's important to the plot but the characters in this section of the book aren't as interesting or well-developed as Dan and Abe. Unfortunately, just as that relationship is becoming interesting, the novel takes a left turn into a very long story within a story. Langan takes the time to develop these characters (particularly Abe) into people we care about. It gets off to a very strong start as we meet Abe and Dan, two men dealing with terrible loss who find solace together in fishing. It's been described as a literate "cosmic" (ie: Lovecraftian) horror novel and that sounded right up my alley.
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