Because the headline made me literally say “What!?” out loud I am reviewing Io9’s piece on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith.

Meredith Woerner seems to have mistaken this book for an intended biography. She spends much of the review pointing out that there are historical inconsistencies in the book. I like Io9 and read the articles with some frequency. I knew from the title of the book that there would probably be some liberality taken with The 16th President’s life story but I may not know the Io9 readership as well as Ms. Woerner.

The review does address the concern I would have about this book as to whether it is actually entertaining or just a shabbily produced sequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I am also glad to hear that the book does not mock Abraham Lincoln but just adds a layer of altered history. 

I would say that this review has made me interested in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, but since the reviewer seems to assume that her readers are idiots I am not sure I can trust anything she said.