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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

June 8, 2012 by Melissa Rushing

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterI’m not a huge fan of vampires and books about them, but this one was a great read. I honestly picked it up because the movie is coming out this summer, and I’m glad I did! It was a pretty easy read with a history lesson built in, which is what made it so fun to read. I felt like I was reading a non-fictional account of history. The vampires in this book were not romanticized. They were mostly vicious and blood-thirsty, as they should be, and that aspect helped create a lot of emotion in the story. Abe’s accounts mixed into the story as told by a secondary source really made you feel what he was feeling, whether it be happy or sad. Grahame-Smith did an amazing job of portraying Abraham Lincoln as I’ve learned about him with a little twist thrown in. The book even had pictures!

I would highly recommend this book, especially if you plan on seeing the movie this summer.

Availability: USMAI and COSMOS
Review Submitted by: Samantha Schwartz, student at SMCM
Rating:  Highly Recommended

Filed Under: Summer Reading

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  1. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith | The SMCM Library Reading Circle says:
    July 7, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    […] led me to believe that the book was incredible and the movie did no justice. After reading the review on this site several weeks ago, I was excited to buy the book, since my library hadn’t had the […]

  2. What did you read this summer? | Beyond the Bookshelves says:
    August 22, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    […] that despite the vampires, it “reads like a history lesson,“  but not on whether you should read it or […]

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