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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-SmithRating: 3 out of 5 starsPlot (from Goodreads): “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you’d actually want to read.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was an amiable read, if I do say so myself.
I feel an addiction to zombie-infested (pun intended) literature building up inside me. The original story wasn’t as bastardized as reported to be. It still feels like an actual Austen novel except for the whole five and fifty years of the zombie apocalypse. Again, the zombie science wasn’t as well researched nor developed within the novel. It just opens up to the fact that there are zombies. Where did they come from? How come people aren’t kind of freaking out (okay, fine - after five-and-fifty years of zombie apocalypse, you would get used to it but still!) and aren’t running for their lives or something?
I love how Austen’s original social commentary wasn’t just retained - it was amplified, thanks to the unmentionables within the context. It makes Darcy even more likable and it really does make you want to read it more as it’s not some frilly diddly love story. Honestly, Pride and Prejudice isn’t my favourite classic but this twist made me somewhat like it. And no, Mrs. Bennet has no redeemable quality in it whatsoever.
I did like Pride and Prejudice (I’m just not too much of a fan) and this comedy of the novel was enjoyable. There’s a little too much dialogue and olden time drama (not what I’m looking for in zombie literature) and not enough zombie slaying mayhem that I was looking forward to. But that opening line? Best. Ever.

Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Plot (from Goodreads):
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.”

So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you’d actually want to read.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was an amiable read, if I do say so myself.

I feel an addiction to zombie-infested (pun intended) literature building up inside me. The original story wasn’t as bastardized as reported to be. It still feels like an actual Austen novel except for the whole five and fifty years of the zombie apocalypse. Again, the zombie science wasn’t as well researched nor developed within the novel. It just opens up to the fact that there are zombies. Where did they come from? How come people aren’t kind of freaking out (okay, fine - after five-and-fifty years of zombie apocalypse, you would get used to it but still!) and aren’t running for their lives or something?

I love how Austen’s original social commentary wasn’t just retained - it was amplified, thanks to the unmentionables within the context. It makes Darcy even more likable and it really does make you want to read it more as it’s not some frilly diddly love story. Honestly, Pride and Prejudice isn’t my favourite classic but this twist made me somewhat like it. And no, Mrs. Bennet has no redeemable quality in it whatsoever.

I did like Pride and Prejudice (I’m just not too much of a fan) and this comedy of the novel was enjoyable. There’s a little too much dialogue and olden time drama (not what I’m looking for in zombie literature) and not enough zombie slaying mayhem that I was looking forward to. But that opening line? Best. Ever.

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