Yeah, a bit late on my post today, but I was watching the World Cup and I have a terrible cold. I did finish the book however, and I am now ready to post.
This is the first of the Grahame-Smith books I have read and the first vampire/monster add-in for me. Although I have heard mostly positive things about the Classics that have been infused with the para-normal, I have to say that this one is not one of my favorites. That doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy it- just not one that I will be recommending as a "must read." Perhaps if I were more of a Lincoln biographer. I just couldn't wrap my head around good Ole' Abe wielding his ax, as he hunted down each bloodsucker. Granted, it isn't supposed to be serious and the storyline about the vampires playing a behind the scenes role in the cause of the Civil War was interesting/new. But I found it to be a bit slow and was so desperate to get the story moving that I had to force myself to read the required number of pages in order to finish in time. The first 2/3 of the book are a build up to the resulting action- maybe if he had started the book upon Lincoln's election to the White House... I think the story could have been just as interesting even if all characters were fictional. Okay, that's my two-cents, what did you think?
Next up: Incarceron June 15th
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