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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1)
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Take Abraham Lincoln and his famous rail-splitting ax, add a dash of vampires and voila: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
Fans of horror may enjoy this creative re-mix of history more than I did. Though I enjoyed learning about Lincoln, the moments of gore inbetween weren't for me.
I listened to the audiobook and my favorite parts were the Americana inspired musical interludes between some of the chapters. Banjos or plaintive violins shepherded readers into the next section. It was beautiful.
As for the story itself, I suppose I didn't realize how easy it was to introduce vampires into every moment of a person's life.
Example: Last night I had trouble sleeping. I opened my eyes at 3:45 a.m. and whispered to myself, "The vampires must be closer than I thought."
Or, another real example, there was a terrible accident yesterday in which one of the bar owners in my small hometown was killed riding her motorcycle. I turned to my coworker with a grim look and said, "Vampires."
See? You can vampire-ize anything!
Food goes bad in the refrigerator? Vampires. Cat pukes behind the bed? Vampires. Traffic is bad? Vampires.
Though it was fun at first, it became ridiculous.
But don't let me deter you- if you like horror, you may love this. I enjoyed it but, I confess, I've had enough vampires to last me for the foreseeable future.
Fans of horror may enjoy this creative re-mix of history more than I did. Though I enjoyed learning about Lincoln, the moments of gore inbetween weren't for me.
I listened to the audiobook and my favorite parts were the Americana inspired musical interludes between some of the chapters. Banjos or plaintive violins shepherded readers into the next section. It was beautiful.
As for the story itself, I suppose I didn't realize how easy it was to introduce vampires into every moment of a person's life.
Example: Last night I had trouble sleeping. I opened my eyes at 3:45 a.m. and whispered to myself, "The vampires must be closer than I thought."
Or, another real example, there was a terrible accident yesterday in which one of the bar owners in my small hometown was killed riding her motorcycle. I turned to my coworker with a grim look and said, "Vampires."
See? You can vampire-ize anything!
Food goes bad in the refrigerator? Vampires. Cat pukes behind the bed? Vampires. Traffic is bad? Vampires.
Though it was fun at first, it became ridiculous.
But don't let me deter you- if you like horror, you may love this. I enjoyed it but, I confess, I've had enough vampires to last me for the foreseeable future.
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Reading Progress
June 19, 2017
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June 19, 2017
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June 27, 2017
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fantasy-and-sci-fi
June 27, 2017
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horror
June 27, 2017
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September 26, 2019
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fiction
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Jun 27, 2017 10:18AM
I saw the movie too and thought it was just so-so. But my spouse thought it was fun and cheesy. Guess you have to be in the mood for it.
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Any audiobook where the book keeps interrupting the great bumper music you're enjoying has problems. Wonderful review, Heidi. This sounds positively obnoxious.
Thanks Joe. This book is positively "vampirlicious." :)I just made that word up in honor of the amount of vampires it has.
