Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

4 reviews

ladycranstonkc's review

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Death, War, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Medical trauma, Drug use, Hate crime, and Violence

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Every POC character is some combination of unnamed and a prop. They only seem to exist to be victims of the vampires. If it was meant to be symbolic to how whiteness tries to dominate every culture after sucking out anything that could be 'of use' it would be somewhat clever. It isn't written like that is what the intent was. Every female character also serves as little more than a prop. The end effect is like watching a very long, dry monologue. There were jokes within the tale, they just didn't hit for me and I am hard pressed to remember a single one even though I finished the story earlier today.
Other than that, in my mind, major issue the story was okay. Some scenes were enjoyable, others were not. I suspect I am just not a 'history turned fiction' reader as had these characters been wholly fiction my enjoyment of it would have been greater. 
If you like history but not enough to have read all about the events during Lincoln's life you will probably enjoy this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Genocide, Kidnapping, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

phillyhufflepunk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The writing, the story, the metaphor of the vampire is really good. However, it is Abraham Lincoln, the president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, so slavery and racism are a main part of the book. If that is triggering for you, be cautious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and War

heather667's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Blood, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Slavery

Moderate: Medical content, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping and Genocide