|  | Authors: Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith
Publisher: Quirk Books
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Rating:  355 reviews
Sales Rank: 155
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Later Printing
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 1
ISBN: 1594743347
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781594743344
ASIN: 1594743347
Publication Date: April 4, 2009
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 I was so excited April 2, 2009
Elise M. Mcgrath (Arizona)
25 out of 41 found this review helpful
I did want to enjoy this book. I love P&P and Shawn of the Dead but... it was boring. Elizabeth seems so shallow in it. The new text was poorly inserted, often seeming forced, and made it almost painful to read. It is a shame that such a promising combination should have failed in the execution.
 My New Favorite Austen April 1, 2009
Sara M (California, USA)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
The Pride and Prejudice we all know has been re-imagined. England is over run with brain lusting Zombies. Elizabeth and her sisters are trained and practiced in the deadly art of Zombie slaying. Elizabeth's best friend has been stricken with the "strange plague". And a true gentleman beheads the Zombies for his lady, so that she will not soil her dress.
Without offending die hard Jane Austen fans, maybe Pride and Prejudice should have always had a Zombie element. The Zombies contrast our characters so nicely that they manage to make the sarcasm funnier, the villains more disgusting, and the story even more dramatic. It's like classic literature in high definition. For instance, when propping Lydia, Mrs. Bennett or Wickham next to hordes of Zombies, the reader does briefly wonder who is viler.
Seth Grahame-Smith's ingenious idea for a lethal mix of classic Austen text with Zombie references and battles spawns pure entertainment. This re-telling is obviously deliciously over the top. Here's a taste: "But the presence of a woman who had slain ninety dreadfuls with nothing more than a rain soaked envelope was an intimidating prospect indeed". And my favorite quote, "Elizabeth and Darcy happened upon a herd of unmentionables...crawling on their hands and knees, biting into ripe heads of cauliflower, which they had mistaken for stray brains". This edition also contains illustrations detailing the action and adding to its charming ludicrousness.
I plan on gifting this to everyone. What a sneaky way to get my teenage brother to appreciate some classic literature. Literary types and Zombie lovers alike should appreciate the spirit of this reinvention, if they don't relish every word. I have never read anything like it, so I'm officially begging for a series of classic literature injected with Zombie mayhem.
Martial Arts and Zombie Mayhem! April 1, 2009
Alex Telander (Roseville, CA)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES BY JANE AUSTEN AND SETH GRAHAME-SMITH: Wait a minute! Check that again. Did you read it correctly? Yep. Definitely says Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And the cover proves it. Well now, there's something you don't see everyday.
Writer Seth Grahame-Smith has an eclectic oeuvre, author of Pardon My President, The Spider-Man Handbook, and The Big Book of Porn; he's now a member of a growing group of writers who've decided there's more to Pride and Prejudice than just the words penned by Jane Austen. In Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Grahame-Smith works on a simple premise: what if in the world of Mr. Darcy getting to know Miss Bennett the dead did not stay dead, but became zombies searching for delicious brains. Grahame-Smith has created a new art form here in taking a good percentage of the original text and inserting his own text alongside it. His talent is in using the same voice as Austen, so that the new scenes featuring zombie mayhem and impressive martial arts skills from the Bennett sisters are written in the same tone and therefore aren't different or jarring.
There are two different schools of training in this world. The Bennett sisters are trained martial arts professionals, having spent years training under Master Liu in Shaolin, China. They each know how to use a variety of different weapons, though Elizabeth is best with her katana. When the five are together, facing a horde of zombies, they execute the Pentagram of Death fighting move that never fails. While Mr. Darcy was trained in Japan, under his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, the most famous zombie killer in all of Britain. Along with the help of her highly trained ninjas, she is unstoppable. That is until she must face Elizabeth Bennett in an ultimate showdown over Mr. Darcy's hand.
Austen fans need not worry that Grahame-Smith has ridiculed a work of art, but has merely added and in some ways "improved" it, giving the story a new look and new subplots. He even provides a Reader's Discussion Guide at the end of the book. The last question reads: "Some scholars believe that the zombies were a last-minute addition to the novel, requested by the publisher in a shameless attempt to boost sales. Others argue that the hordes of living dead are integral to Jane Austen's plot and social commentary. What do you think? Can you imagine what this novel might be like without the violent zombie mayhem?" After reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies you won't be able to.
Seth Grahame-Smith will be appearing on a future episode of BookBanter. Go to [...] for more information and updates.
 Love P&P, Love P&P&Z, and am a boy... March 31, 2009
Blair A. Russell
19 out of 26 found this review helpful
Janu Austen is excellent, but ZOMBIES make everything better. For those of us who love the book and can sit through the miniseries in one sitting, anything P&P is excellent. This is just another addition to the wonderful story that is P&P. It is nice to laugh at yourself every once in a while. Seeing the characters in this hilarious situation is refreshing. I just feel bad for all the high schoolers who will fail english because they choose to read this instead of the real one...
I'm Amazed March 31, 2009
Charles Franklin (Indianapolis, IN USA)
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
Short and Sweet. It's march 30, and I bought this book today at Barnes & Noble. Quirk books says that this bookj will not be published until june of this year. It's a funny book, and I couldnt enjoy it more!
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