Friday, October 9, 2009

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith


Dad got me this for my birthday and gave it to me early so they wouldn't have to wait for Thanksgiving before they could give it to me. It was very silly. A lot of the book is straight Pride and Prejudice, but some parts were altered to make it more zombie friendly. Charlotte Lucas was bitten by a zombie and slowly turned and had to have her head chopped off by Mr. Collins, who then hanged himself. Lady Catherine was foremost in the country for zombie slaying and when she comes to deny her consent to the marriage, she and Elizabeth have a duel. Mr. Darcy cripples Mr. Wickham and Lydia has to spend the rest of her life changing his soiled pants, etc. Overall, an interesting read. If you love Pride and Prejudice and have no care for zombies, don't read this. You will be very sad to see Jane's book mangled so. But if you can handle a little poking fun, even at Jane Austen, and the frequent mention of vomit, you might enjoy this book.

2 comments:

  1. glad to see you enjoyed it Sybil. :o) I don't I could as much. haha.

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  2. I've been wondering if this was any good! Thanks for satisfying my curiosity. I'm not a big zombie nor vomit fan, so I will stay away!

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