Review: The definitive handbook on vampires
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2012
I never realized that the myths of vampires reach back to the beginning of time and there are stories of vampire legends in just about every culture on every continent throughout the entire world. That is the most amazing fact I discovered in this book. While this book appears to be tongue and cheek-esque, I marveled at the information and insight that it contains.Imagine a cross of Joseph Campbell, (the father of recorded mythology) and Stephenie Myers (for those living under a rock, she is the creator of the Twilight Saga) and you can get a gist of what this book is about. Naturally my favorite aspect of the book is the history behind the myth, very enlightening. However, I don't think that I'll ever look at a black duck in the same manner. That is scary! I didn't know about black ducks and if you want to know, you're going to have to read the book cause I ain't telling.If you are the next aspiring Anne Rice or Stephenie Myers, then this is the definitive handbook on vampires that would be required to educate yourself on the traits and characteristics of vampires.  I don't know if this book is be humorous or serious because the history is so real. And just when I thought vampires were truly a myth, and now this.Whether it is or isn't, I found this book to be an engaging, entertaining, and enlightening.  This book will have you questioning the reality of vampires. Kiera Flynn makes a compelling argument here.