Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Imagine if Abraham Lincoln, writer of the Emancipation Proclamation, was not the man you studied all those years ago in history class. Now imagine that by day Lincoln was a sharp newcomer who harbored a double life as a vampire hunter.

This is the story of that very thing.

What made me so annoyed with Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter the movie was that it failed to follow the story that hooked so many readers. The movie as a solo was entertaining, but I has a feeling it got dumbed down to play to a wider audience.

But I digress...

The story was a fresh idea. When he is ya child, Abe sees his mother pay the price for his father's bad business dealings. He then begins to hunt the creature who took her life, and sees that there are many more than he thought existed. One night, an attack goes awry and Abe is saved by Henry, who teaches Abe that not all vampires are alike. Henry helps Abe hone his skills and sends Abe back out armed with a list of vampires and the skills to handle these creatures.

What made the book such a fun read was that the reader was given the option of what conclusions to draw.

The book compared to the movie, was definitely a better bite.




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