Product Description '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 as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she 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.
We will sell no shtik, before its timeMarch 18, 2010 S. Banzhaf(Iowa, USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What that means, I dunno. Bought the book thinking this would really be a fun read, but very put off and trashed it once read. Not that it's a badly written book and it was done with talent - but unless the story style of the REAL old book this was merged into, is the type that trips your trigger, you will be as unhappy as I was. As always it depends on your own literary tastes.
Amazing idea. clever readMarch 12, 2010 Evandal(Scottsdale, AZ United States) This was awesome, much more exciting than the original, although I loved the original very much. The original work is a wonderful story with a great plot. However, the way it was written was terribly slow and I only appreciated it after reading it in a class that dissected it and revealed it's hidden treasures. I think this version was the same except that it boosts you through the slow parts like a cannon with it's crazy additions. It was not scary, it did not make me sick, and it was not too zombified. I felt it was classy and strong. I recommend the book to anyone that tried to read the original version but failed due to the pace.
Good StuffMarch 11, 2010 A. Walser(Sierra Vista, AZ) I admit that I was very reluctant to read this book. I abhor the abominations that dare call themselves sequels and rewrites of Jane Austen. Embarrassingly enough, I loved this book. I think Jane would have approved of the new and improved Miss Bennet and her katana. I loved Collins and Catherine De Bourgh (the famous slayer of the unmentionables). And even Darcy was made more sexy (is it possible?) by his skills with the sword. It was really a delight to read and I recommend it to any Austen fan that has a sense of humor.
Brains. Braaaaains. Braaaaaaaaaaains!March 9, 2010 Cookie the Dog's Owner(Medina, Ohio) Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" is a great literary work, but it's also ponderously written (in the style of the times) and, if you're not a fan of elaborate chess-match courtship stories (as I am not) and don't geek out on the subtle details of early-19th century upper-class social interactions (as I do not) there's not a whole lot to hold your interest unless it's assigned reading in your literature class. Adding zombies, ninjas, and lurid depictions of unbridled carnage goes a long way toward broadening the book's appeal, and it took real "braaaains" to integrate the new text into the original so seamlessly. The joke eventually wears a little thin, but it's still more fun than a barrel of zombies. You'll never look at Jane Austen, or cauliflower, quite the same way again.
A fun read.March 8, 2010 Kady(Proctorville, OH) Clever dialogue and lots of zombie silliness. A great way to spend a rainy day.
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