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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter door Seth…
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (origineel 2010; editie 2010)

door Seth Grahame-Smith

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Fantasy. Fiction. Historical Fiction. Indiana , 1818 . Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness." "My baby boy..." she whispers before dying. Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire. When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln , he writes in his journal, " henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose ..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House. While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln , and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years. Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.… (meer)
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Titel:Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Auteurs:Seth Grahame-Smith
Info:Grand Central Publishing (2010), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 336 pages
Verzamelingen:Owned (Micah), Aan het lezen
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Trefwoorden:fiction, fantasy, signed

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Unlike most people, I like to watch the movie before reading the book, because I know the book is likely to be better. Now, I'm not the biggest fan of the vampire genre, but I do like a good "Undead" story, regardless of how or why the dead are not laying down and rotting, like a good corpse is supposed to do. This story did an excitingly excellent job of weaving vampires into the fabric of historical events and giving the vampiric characters just enough flare to be interesting, while reminding us that life is only precious, because we know it will end one day. I enjoyed it...SMILE!!! ( )
  Madamxtra | Mar 9, 2024 |
It's a very interesting premise. I wish that it was executed better.

I was disappointed that it was more of a history book than vampire killing romp. This is my fault but I don't know enough about Lincoln's bio to know how much here is true and how much is fabricated. I'd hate to remember some tidbit about Lincoln's young life and have it be a fake vampire fact! (Did he really built boats and float on the Mississippi?)

I also wanted to know more about Henry and the "author" of the story who was working at the five and ten.

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  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |


Imaginative to say the least. Depressing though....to have Abraham Lincoln's life focused on killing vampires. Would NOT read again ( )
  LuLibro | Jan 22, 2024 |
This was an interesting story but it didn't quite soar to the heights I was hoping. For one thing it really needed to be more than one book. I think it crammed to much of the time line in. I kept waiting for the action to really cut loose but the story was always in a hurry. Having said that, I finished it and I never finish books I don't enjoy anymore (too many books to read). This might be one of those rare cases where I end up liking the movie better. It probably didn't help that I read this book after Railsea. Mieville is a magician with words. ( )
  cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |
This book was aggressively alright. The premise is perhaps it’s strongest point (Abraham Lincoln chopping up the undead with his trusty axe, what’s not to like?) but the novel seemed reluctant to fully lean into the absurdity of it. The book gets bonus points for weaving in genuine biographical details with vampirism but was at its most entertaining when filling in the gaps of Lincolns life with pure monster hunting fabrications. ( )
  Autolycus21 | Oct 10, 2023 |
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Despite the bluntness with which it works vampires into the American fabric, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a fun read... As a secret history... it rests on a good idea, and stays true to its own internal logic and to the world it builds for itself.
toegevoegd door Shortride | bewerkPopMatters, Andrew Gilstrap (Mar 25, 2010)
 
Grahame-Smith's sophomore effort outlasts the kitsch value of its title, and freed from the constraints of updating (or defacing, depending on one's viewpoint) a revered literary gem, the writer delivers a well-constructed, surprisingly satisfying narrative that straight-faces its absurd premise: that Honest Abe, the 16th president of the United States, led a secret life slaying the fanged undead.
toegevoegd door Shortride | bewerkLos Angeles Times, Gina McIntyre (Mar 4, 2010)
 
I'll have to admit, I sort of had a love-hate relationship with this book.
 

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Fantasy. Fiction. Historical Fiction. Indiana , 1818 . Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness." "My baby boy..." she whispers before dying. Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire. When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln , he writes in his journal, " henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose ..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House. While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln , and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years. Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.

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