![]() ![]() We weave in and out of the true history of Abraham Lincoln with some good old fashioned vampire slaying mixed in for good measure! That’s what makes this book a blast. His mother did die of disease in the backwoods of Indiana. Sure, the vampires are made up and I kind of doubt that Abe and Edgar Allen Poe were drinking buddies in real life. While I’m no historian, Grahame-Smith goes to great lengths to give us a healthy dose of the real Abe Lincoln in the passages of his gory and action packed fictionalization of our 16th president. We all know he was a pretty stellar human, president, and man in general. We all know the stories about Honest Abe. I can say that in all honesty despite only being half way through the audio book the book is a blast! History as he gave birth to “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and fun was had by all. ![]() Grahame-Smith wasn’t content with stirring up trouble in existing fiction though. It spawned other similar books such as “Sense and Sensibilities and Sea Monsters” and more. Perhaps it was the overwhelming culture love fest of the undead, but the new form of storytelling was a hit. ![]() Stuffy old English class nightmares mixed with zombies! WOOOO ZOMBIES! …excuse me. In 2009 Seth Grahame-Smith pretty much single handedly gave birth to a new literature genre with his mix-up (mash-up?) of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” and “Night of the Living Dead”. After five CD’s worth of storytelling and about thirty miles, I can safely tell you that it was a great fit! I also like vampires, hunters, dead presidents and more, so snatching up a copy of Seth Grahame-Smith’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer” seemed like a natural decision. It’s been a long time since my mommy read to me, I missed it. Most likely somebody driving by as I stumble blindly into traffic as reading with bated breath to see what Sparkle Vamp and Pouty Teen are going to do about their ill fated love affair! Nobody wants to see somebody die from a book like that.Įnter the audio book! Hours upon hours of somebody reading a book to me! I like being read to. My bulky personage stumbling about the neighborhood with my nose stuck between the covers of a book is not a good site to see. As they say though, variety is the spice of life! I’m as fond of reading as I am music, but I’m not very coordinated. Of course, the music works great to while away those foot logged hours. Lose yourself in the music and before you know it, you’ve covered a mile! Now that I’m hiking upwards of twenty miles a week, I’ve grown attached to my headphones and mp3 player as noise helps the time go by fast. Audio books have been around forever! I haven’t really bothered with them before. (Not like that time I tried to grow long hair after the bald spot was into its fourth year of spreading.) Like audio books. Thankfully, this time around the things I’m behind the curve on aren’t anything too important. What can I say, I like to move at my own pace. “Day late and a dollar short.” That phrase fits me well in so many facets of life. ![]()
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