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“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.
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.
About the Author
Jane Austen is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and other masterpieces of English literature. Seth Grahame-Smith once took a class in English literature. He lives in Los Angeles.
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
This book is awesome!
May 4 2009
Format:Paperback
I was excited about this book as soon as I heard the title and I couldn't wait to read it. Really, how can anything with zombies AND ninjas in it be bad?
I knew as soon as I read the first line (a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains) that I was in for a treat. I was not dissappointed. This book had me laughing so hard I decided it wouldn't be safe to read at work.
I expect most people that are going to read this have already read the original Pride and Prejudice (which I love and have read many times). Part of the appeal of this book is seeing familiar lines blanketed by zombie - err "unmentionable" - action.
The only thing I wasn't overly fond of were the illustrations. I'm not sure if it was the style or just that none of the characters looked quite right, but I usually skipped right past them. Thankfully there were not very many so it wasn't the distraction it could have been.
It's hard to say much more without giving away the very lines that make this book such a deliciously funny read, so I will only say, if you loved the original and have a slightly twisted sense of humour, you will absolutely enjoy this book.
I knew as soon as I read the first line (a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains) that I was in for a treat. I was not dissappointed. This book had me laughing so hard I decided it wouldn't be safe to read at work.
I expect most people that are going to read this have already read the original Pride and Prejudice (which I love and have read many times). Part of the appeal of this book is seeing familiar lines blanketed by zombie - err "unmentionable" - action.
The only thing I wasn't overly fond of were the illustrations. I'm not sure if it was the style or just that none of the characters looked quite right, but I usually skipped right past them. Thankfully there were not very many so it wasn't the distraction it could have been.
It's hard to say much more without giving away the very lines that make this book such a deliciously funny read, so I will only say, if you loved the original and have a slightly twisted sense of humour, you will absolutely enjoy this book.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
P&P&Z, for those who like some dark arts with their Darcy
May 10 2009
Format:Paperback
Here's the thing. This book is not for everyone. I love Jane Austen, I've studied the Regency period, I am a Jane afficionado. But I also like kung fu movies. And I have a fondness for the classic horror film. So this book was pretty much made for me and folks like me.
It is also much, um, randier, than I was expecting. Some comments are definitely much coarser than most Austen readers enjoy.
It is also much, um, randier, than I was expecting. Some comments are definitely much coarser than most Austen readers enjoy.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Interesting idea, stretched too far
July 3 2009
Format:Paperback
I wanted to love this book. Really, I did. I wanted to be howling with laughter, and unable to put it down. But I wasn't, and frequently did put it down. Instead, I found something that was mildly funny most of the time, and chuckle-worthy a couple of times, and never laugh-out-loud hilarious.
The premise is the most exciting thing about this book, but it's a premise that isn't sustained throughout. There are moments of glorious spoof, but most times the zombie action just fades into the background of the original story of Pride and Prejudice. Some of the inclusions of zombie-ness seem a bit forced, and it becomes sadly repetitive with more and more reading.
Probably would have been hilarious and awesome as a short story, or a one chapter spoof, but to have 300 pages of it becomes tedious, especially if the laughter pay-off isn't that big.
The premise is the most exciting thing about this book, but it's a premise that isn't sustained throughout. There are moments of glorious spoof, but most times the zombie action just fades into the background of the original story of Pride and Prejudice. Some of the inclusions of zombie-ness seem a bit forced, and it becomes sadly repetitive with more and more reading.
Probably would have been hilarious and awesome as a short story, or a one chapter spoof, but to have 300 pages of it becomes tedious, especially if the laughter pay-off isn't that big.
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From now on I will keep my Austen and my zombies separate
I like Pride and Prejudice. I like zombies. So it stands to reason that I should like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. But I don't. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Megan
Great twist
This book was so entertaining. I have wanted to read Pride and Prejudice for a while but I knew that the story would bore me to no end. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sophia Petersen
Funny and irreverent
This is a very funny and silly read. Some Austen purists have snubbed it, but the author was by no means not respecting the original work or the author. Read more
Published 10 months ago by G. Larouche
zombies and P&P
I saw this book and thought Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, both things i enjoy, how can this go wrong? well it kind of did. Read more
Published 12 months ago by bing
Pride and Prejudice - and a waste of my time!
If you're going to write a novel, about anything, please be original! It does not take much to take a novel that is already written (and which the auther has died) and then add in... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Book_reader
Boring
Like most of you I was forced to read Pride and Prejudice in high school.
I truly thought it was an overrated book. Read more
I truly thought it was an overrated book. Read more
Published 15 months ago by RW Todd
The concept is funnier than the actual book
When I first saw the book in the bookstore I thought the idea was hilarious. Take a classic and modernize it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by LordYabo
Clever but a One-Note Effort
It is fun to see that this has created a new mash-up genre and I applaud its ingenuity. I have to admit that it took me six months to read it after purchasing because deep down I... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Jeffrey Swystun
Austen + ninjas and zombies
Apparently Seth Grahame-Smith is one of those people who thinks that zombies and ninjas automatically add a new level of awesome to... anything. Read more
Published on May 16 2010 by E. A Solinas
Obviously better than the original, still hard to get through
I forced myself through this thing a chapter a night and it was a lot like having a reading assignment, another chore added on to my already full routine. Read more
Published on Jan 26 2010 by Dave Smith
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