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genesis's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
4.0
nkives's review against another edition
3.0
Still good as the first volume. Not a big fan of Stephen King, but him combined with Snyder was interesting. Snyder solo stuff is still good though.
iffer's review against another edition
4.0
I'm loving this series, which is saying something for me, since it has vampires in it. I love how the story moves through different cities and regions of the US as well as different time periods. Scott Snyder writes a mean script, and I'm impressed with, and really enjoying, that the stories are strongly character driven, yet still feature kick-ass action scenes brought to life by the muted-yet-splashy, loose-but-boldly-lined artwork of both Raphael Albuquerque and Mateus Santolouco.
tkat's review against another edition
4.0
One man's depression is another vampire's time of plenty.
Welcome back ladies and gents to the world of the American Vampire. Volume 2 specifically.
Here we encounter Skinner Sweet again, the first American-turned-vampire, and the first of his breed, a newer, faster, stronger version of the European vampires that turned him. Only this time instead of the Wild West outlaw we grew to know and love in Volume 1 he's now the head of a drug/gambling/prostitution cabal in young depression-era Las Vegas during the building of the Hoover Dam.
His young protege Pearl has married her love and is trying to live a quiet life, until at least the expected underground vampire hunters make an appearance and try to bargain with her for the secrets to kill Skinner Sweet once and for all.
But this installment deals more with the sheriff of Las Vegas and a slew of murders, all the victims being of the group of high rollers financing the construction of the dam and the interesting parental heritage he has that's revealed in a plot twist in the end of the book.
Ripped through this one in an hour it was so good, and there's an interesting opening at the end that I can't wait to see how it turns out.
Welcome back ladies and gents to the world of the American Vampire. Volume 2 specifically.
Here we encounter Skinner Sweet again, the first American-turned-vampire, and the first of his breed, a newer, faster, stronger version of the European vampires that turned him. Only this time instead of the Wild West outlaw we grew to know and love in Volume 1 he's now the head of a drug/gambling/prostitution cabal in young depression-era Las Vegas during the building of the Hoover Dam.
His young protege Pearl has married her love and is trying to live a quiet life, until at least the expected underground vampire hunters make an appearance and try to bargain with her for the secrets to kill Skinner Sweet once and for all.
But this installment deals more with the sheriff of Las Vegas and a slew of murders, all the victims being of the group of high rollers financing the construction of the dam and the interesting parental heritage he has that's revealed in a plot twist in the end of the book.
Ripped through this one in an hour it was so good, and there's an interesting opening at the end that I can't wait to see how it turns out.
levibaus's review against another edition
4.0
Another great addition to the series! I enjoyed this one just as much as the previous volume and, in some ways, more.
Snyder's use of the Hoover Dam and its construction was ingenius, and he makes it seems like vampires were just a part of American history, in a similar way that Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter did.
Since there weren't two timelines going at once, following the familiar characters was a bit easier. At the same time though, the dual timeline was a cool feature to the first volume.
Overall, this was a great sequel and just as good, if not a bit better than the first (which can be hard to say about a lot of sequels).
Snyder's use of the Hoover Dam and its construction was ingenius, and he makes it seems like vampires were just a part of American history, in a similar way that Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter did.
Since there weren't two timelines going at once, following the familiar characters was a bit easier. At the same time though, the dual timeline was a cool feature to the first volume.
Overall, this was a great sequel and just as good, if not a bit better than the first (which can be hard to say about a lot of sequels).
jbleyle63's review against another edition
4.0
This volume centers on vampire intrigue around the construction of the Hoover Dam in 1930s Las Vegas. This nourish vampire series is proving entertaining, though very adult.
orangerful's review against another edition
4.0
Could not put this book down last night, I just love this great new take on Vampires! Some of the shine has warn off since the first collection but I still really enjoyed the stories and cannot wait to see where it all leads!
unwrappingwords's review against another edition
5.0
Most of the reviews here have covered the plot, so I'm not going to recite it all here.
Essentially, the main thing I want to say is just that I think American Vampire is brilliant. The first volume set up the main characters and the idea of the American vampire, faster, stronger and just better than the older European vampires, and the second one builds on that. We get to see what Sweet is up to now, get introduced to a couple of new characters and see how Pearl is trying to live. The plot for each 'chapter' is gripping, the art is fantastic it's nice to see vampires that actually act like vampire. Even the ones trying to live 'normal' lives almost relish the moments they get to unleash themselves.
Snyder slip in a few good twists here and there, dragging the reader along with tension building until whatever we're being led to is revealed. Fantastic series, and I honestly can't wait until I can afford volume three.
Essentially, the main thing I want to say is just that I think American Vampire is brilliant. The first volume set up the main characters and the idea of the American vampire, faster, stronger and just better than the older European vampires, and the second one builds on that. We get to see what Sweet is up to now, get introduced to a couple of new characters and see how Pearl is trying to live. The plot for each 'chapter' is gripping, the art is fantastic it's nice to see vampires that actually act like vampire. Even the ones trying to live 'normal' lives almost relish the moments they get to unleash themselves.
Snyder slip in a few good twists here and there, dragging the reader along with tension building until whatever we're being led to is revealed. Fantastic series, and I honestly can't wait until I can afford volume three.