|  | Author: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Creator: Katherine Kellgren
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed
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Format: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 6.5 x 1
ISBN: 1441816771
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781441816771
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Publication Date: October 15, 2009
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 Hilarious May 4, 2009
sbtier (Arlington, MA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice as if it happened during an infestation of Zombies in Regency England. The tone of the book mostly follows Jane Austen faithfully except for a few spots, like some dirty jokes which don't fit in with the rest of the book. I also didn't understand why Jane, a master of the dark arts, would be interested in Bingley, who is portrayed as a coward in the book. I thought the funniest part was that the young ladies don't play the piano and sing at public functions, they fight ninjas instead to show their prowess! Don't miss the 'Reader's Discussion Questions' at the end.
Don't take this book seriously. It is all about having fun. May 2, 2009
Joseph Tidline (Phoenix, AZ USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
First off let me say that I am a huge fan of all things zombie realted. The original Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorite movies of all time. Now on the other hand, I have never been the biggest fan of Pride and Prejudice or other Jane Austen novels. I have tried to read them and tried to watch the movie adaptations, but I just could not get into them. But when I heard that there was a book coming out that added zombies to Pride and Prejudice, I knew I had to give it a shot.
While I still felt that some parts were slow, I still enjoyed the concept of this novel. Some may feel that Jane Austen's classic story is untouchable and that the author should be shot for adding zombies to a "classic" novel. But in my opinion this is no different than Mel Brooks making fun of the bible in the hilarious movie "History of the World Part I". You just have to go into this with an open mind and just enjoy the book for what it is, a parody of the original novel.
 Clever, but the novelty wears off pretty quickly May 2, 2009
Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
"Jane had not been gone long before it rained hard, and the soft ground gave way to scores of the disagreeable creatures, still clad in their tattered finery, but possessing none of the good breeding that had served them so well in life,"
So goes Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem. It's essentially a rewrite of Jane Austen's classic English romance with a twist - England is plagued by roaming hordes of the undead, scourging the countryside in search of living brains to feast upon. Enter Elizabeth Bennett and her sisters, all of whom are practiced zombie killers trained in the deadly arts. Can the girls find love and happiness amidst such carnage? You get the idea.
Obviously the book is meant to be tongue in cheek, and there are some laugh-out-loud moments (I loved the discussion questions at the end). Unfortunately the joke wears thin after a few chapters. Austen fans will either be horrified by, or have no use for the zombie parts, and zombie fans like myself will find the zombie action insufficient reward for laboring through a story about the finer points of English society, not to mention the cumbersome dialogue.
I'll give Seth Grahame-Smith credit for having the vision and audacity to see this project through, but there really isn't anything beyond novelty value to this book, and even that pales in comparison to a book like Max Brooks' The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies works well as a conversation piece or gag gift, but that's about it.
 I love P&P; I love zombies; I hated this book May 1, 2009
PollyWannaBook
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
I thought I would really enjoy this book as I have always loved P&P
and a good zombie fest. But I gave up on P&P&Z after only 50 pages.
In order to include the zombie element into P&P, the author makes some
huge (and ultimately fatal) character adjustments. Some of the
thoughts and actions newly attributed to Elizabeth are so far removed
from how Jane Austen wrote her that I actually got mad reading them.
For example, when Elizabeth overhears Mr. Darcy famously slighting her
at the dance when they first meet, she attempts to kill him for
insulting her honor.
Another huge problem is that in order to accommodate new zombie
storyline, the overall P&P story has been abridged. Whole
conversations are reduced to one line summaries or cut all together.
Overall, P&P loses everything that made it so beloved. Leave this one to rot.
Riotous May 1, 2009
ScrawnyPunk (Houston, TX USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was great. It starts a bit slow by hitting you over the head with the whole 'Zombies + Literature' thing, but it quickly finds a comfortable pace. I keep forgetting how great the core story is (P&P) and Austen's structure helps turn a funny idea into a winning book. I am sure there will be plenty of imitators.
Zombies aren't the only pleasure here. Mixing the 1800's trope of strong-silent men with the 2000's trope of strong, silent women is funny. Dojo battle scenes are great. A consistent sprinkling of double-entendres is fantastic. This book is far more clever than a simple mash-up, as well as being loads of fun.
Understand what this is - frivolous fun wrapped around a familiar story line. Now, read and enjoy!
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