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Dec 29, 2010

Library Loot December 29 to January 04 - Vampires and Mark Twain

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries! This week's Library Loot is at The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader




Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is the latest book from Seth Grahame-Smith of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (which I will read past the first chapter) fame.  I put down P&P&Z because I hadn't yet read the Austen original and wanted to get a sense of how well Seth had adapted the classic.  It was beginning to feel very clunky at the time. 


 So why am I bothering to pick this up?  Not sure.  Perhaps I am a victim of clever marketing.




Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1: The Complete and Authorized EditionAutobiography of Mark TwainVolume 1, the long awaited unplugged, uncensored thoughts of one of Americas greatest writers and social commentators.


Twain has been usually pretty upfront in his published writings so far, but these are the thoughts that he wished delayed until long after his death, so he could speak with his "whole frank mind".


Can't wait to read this one.

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I am avoiding these mash ups. One reason is because I haven't read the originals, but also partially because I am hoping that they will go away one day soon!
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Hmm yes I probably should too :) If you can find a copy of Tansy Rayner Roberts short story Relentless Adaptations, you could have a giggle at her take on the invasion of literary fiction by zombies and vampires.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a really good book. I thoroughly enjoy it. I liked P&PZ too, but I was already a fan of the original... at first, when I bought it I was half appalled, half amused...but it worked well. I am not too keen on reading every one of these mash ups but Smith is an excellent writer.
1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
My faith is restored then :D
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter keep catching my eye. I'll read it some day! Enjoy your loot.
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I think its the sepia toned cover myself.
I'm hearing mixed things about the Mark Twain autobiography but it still sounds too interesting to miss!

Enjoy your loot!
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I will let you know how it goes :)
I'm reading Sense and sensibility & Sea Monsters soon - but I'm not sure if I'm going to be a fan of the mashups - I LOVE the originals and maybe classics shouldn't be ... butchered - although the result might be great, so I'm keeping an open mind.
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Will you be doing a review?
I tend to avoid the mash-ups like the plague, although I like both the originals and zombie books (Feed was very good). I'm a snob, I guess.
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