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Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2011)
by Seth Grahame-Smith

Book overview:
In his secret journals, Abraham Lincoln describes his exploits as a vampire hunter of incredible skill and the "real" Civil War that was fought and won as well as the true nature of slavery and slaughter that marked American history.

I was prepared to find this as ridiculous as it sounds but I love a good vampire yarn and this is riveting. Well told with the journal structure and shifting POV. The voices and writing style shift and are carried throughout the story. We clearly know when Abe is writing in his private journal and when the narrator is describing and writing the "true" history of this time period. I was looking for holes and did not find them. Compelling, entertaining and a diabolical vampire plot if ever there was one. This revises American history in a really well done way. Great. GREAT!

I am going to see the movie this weekend and wanted to read this before I did. I was not disappointed. Loved this and enjoyed every page.

Amazon descrip:
http://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Hunter-ebook/dp/B00351DSCS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1340148145&sr=8-2&keywords=abraham+lincoln+vampire+hunter

Overall rating:
Really good. Surprisingly good!

Recommend:
Yeah!

Warnings:
Descriptions of violence and gore.

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