Stephen R. (srhen) - , reviewed on 10/30/2011 + 10 more book reviews

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When you take real historical characters and weave them into fiction it is best if you stick to the facts. OK, it's obvious the vampires don't exist and that Poe and Lincoln wern't drinking buddies. But, did Lincoln pilot barges down the Mississippi or was that just a plot device to get him to New Orleans. It sounds like something an enterprising young man would do, but I think I would have read it elsewhere if it was true.
I feel like Grahame-Smith has planted a subtle virus in my brain that will eventually destroy everything I know about Abraham Lincoln. Having recently read this book I can identify which facts I know about Lincoln are from this book and which are from more reliable sources. But, in ten years time, who knows?

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