Pinocchio Vampire Slayer by Van Jensens
Read July 6, 2014
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Rating: 4/5 stars
This puppet may not be a real boy... but he just might be a real hero! When bloodthirsty monsters invade Pinocchio's hometown and kill his father, Geppetto, Pinocchio discovers a new benefit to his magical nose: telling lies produces a never-ending supply of wooden stakes to combat the vampire hordes! Will Pinocchio be able to defeat these horrors, avenge his father, and save his friends? Now, for the first time, the complete trilogy is collected together in a single deluxe softcover edition. Jensen (Green Lantern Corps) and Higgins (Knights of the Living Dead) present a captivating blend of comedy, horror, romance, and adventure, rooted in the original Italian novel, but brought - as if by magic - to new life.
My Review:
*An extended preview of this novel was provided by the publisher, Diamond Book Distributors, in exchange for a review. The fact that I received a free copy has in no way influenced my review, nor have I received any compensation.*
In this interesting take on the classic Pinocchio our hero, Pinocchio obviously, has an interesting way of taking out the vampires. Lie, break off nose, stab vampire, repeat. In my opinion this makes it much more unique than the many scores of classic vampire retellings that have made an appearance in recent years. Unlike most of the many books that have surfaced "Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer" has more to it than taking the same story and adding vampires to it. Instead it expands on the original tale and gives it a new level of depth, differentiating from the original tale so that it becomes something new and original.
The illustrations were also very well done, there was consistency in their quality and there was definitely quality. The humans and puppets alike looked realistic enough to be believable, but not overly so.
The only real reason I didn't give this book a higher rating was because there were some grammatical errors. Perhaps once I read the entire work I will give it a higher rating, because I will quite possibly better understand how the particular characters talk.
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