Abhram Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

"Though the idea seemed ridiculous, once I got into the plot, I was impressed with Grahame-Smith's blending of fiction and non-fiction and his unique take on the tried-and-true subject of Vampires."

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Pros: Grahame-Smith tackled the topic of Vampires and their history in an original and subtle way.

Cons: The ending, to me, had a giant loophole that they didn't close. Perhaps you're just supposed to accept it and enjoy it, which I did but at the same time, it left me wondering.

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Smith is simply going through the motions. He works in his Father in Laws store and plays around with the idea of one day actually finishing that novel but, for the most part, he's just getting through the days. His days are filled with clientele coming in to comment on how quaint and cute the small-town country store is but there's one customer, a regular, that's always stood out to Grahame-Smith. He's quiet, buys the same things and pays in cash and Smith appreciates his predictability.

Things go on much as they always do until one day the quiet, consistent customer actually speaks to Smith and asks him why he's given up on his novel. They strike up a conversation and Smith finds himself pouring out everything to the customer, finding him surprisingly easy to talk to. And it's only a few weeks later that the same customer leaves an envelope on the counter and a note.

Opening that envelope and reading the note will change Smith's life forever because he has been given the secret diaries of Abraham Lincoln. He wasn't just the sixteenth President of the United States of America. It turns out that he was also a Vampire Hunter

At first, the idea seems silly, but Grahame-Smith manages to handle the blending of fiction and non-fiction, reasonably well. He gives a chronicle of Lincoln's life and throws in a dash of low fantasy and the existence of his Vampires was original and actually, rather logical. Though the ending left me scratching my head, at the same time, I had to remind myself that it's a work of fiction, so, technically, Grahame-Smith can end it however he wants.

I'm glad I finally got around to reading this because though at first the idea seemed ridiculous, in the end, I enjoyed it and it was definitely a unique and interesting way of handing the existence of Vampires.

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