Sonya reviewed Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Review of 'Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter' on 'Goodreads'
The title makes it sound like a flash-in-the-pan mashup, but a lot of thought was put into this fictional biography. If you like David McCullough-type biographies, this will be a really fun read. If you're not into biographies, you may very well still enjoy the story as well.[return][return]The story follows Lincoln from his early years straight through to his assassination. All the major components of Lincoln's life are accurately portrayed. Vampirism is woven in as a feature of the slavery issue -- you can imagine why vampires would want to be able to purchase slaves. Lincoln is passionate about emancipation, both for the rights of all, but also to protect all humankind against vampires.[return][return]The man is already larger than life, so it's not a far reach to see Lincoln in a new, fictional context.
