A review by jackyobrien6
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahame-Smith
4.0
I watched the movie first, and read the book once I heard it was based on it. The movie is very different, with different action and a main villainous vampire. That doesn't stop me from enjoying both separately.
I loved that the movie had awesome kill scenes, slow-mos and action. I was concerned how those would be translated to a novel. Well my answer was, I need not worry, since they weren't in there. The book focuses on Abe fighting the vampires with politics, and trying to dismantle corruptness in the government. I loved that they mentioned that vampires wanted to keep slavery (in both book and movie), so they can feast without fear of repercussion. The book goes further and talks about a lot of government officials that are in the pockets of vampires, who turn a blind eye as long as it benefits them.
I also loved that the book actually discussed Booth and his story, as the movie just showed Abe driving off to the theater at the end. As the novel ends, Henri leaves us on a cliffhanger! "Some men are too interesting to die" Does that mean what I think it means?
I'm only giving it a 3.5 (rounding up), because it focused a lot on the politics and made it a little dry. I enjoyed that it was written as if reporting from his journals (like a nonfiction), but it also distracted from the action.
I'll be reading the next one, regardless if Abe is in it, and it makes me now want to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
I loved that the movie had awesome kill scenes, slow-mos and action. I was concerned how those would be translated to a novel. Well my answer was, I need not worry, since they weren't in there. The book focuses on Abe fighting the vampires with politics, and trying to dismantle corruptness in the government. I loved that they mentioned that vampires wanted to keep slavery (in both book and movie), so they can feast without fear of repercussion. The book goes further and talks about a lot of government officials that are in the pockets of vampires, who turn a blind eye as long as it benefits them.
I also loved that the book actually discussed Booth and his story, as the movie just showed Abe driving off to the theater at the end. As the novel ends, Henri leaves us on a cliffhanger! "Some men are too interesting to die" Does that mean what I think it means?
I'm only giving it a 3.5 (rounding up), because it focused a lot on the politics and made it a little dry. I enjoyed that it was written as if reporting from his journals (like a nonfiction), but it also distracted from the action.
I'll be reading the next one, regardless if Abe is in it, and it makes me now want to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.