The Book Depository Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen
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Description: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies : Paperback : Quirk Books : 9781594743344 : 1594743347 : 01 Jun 2011 : Features the text of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice with scenes of bone crunching zombie action. The Book Depository Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9781594743344
MPN: 1594743347
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Author: Rjb
Rating: 5
Review: If you view the alterations and modifications of a "classic" as both wrong and tragic (as I have heard some people say!), then I would steer clear of this book altogether. Though the title should have perhaps alluded to this fact without my having to tell you. Myself, however, loved this quirky interpretation. Seth Grahame-Smith made an excellent job of incorporating the prospect of a zombie threat into Austenesque times, and did so with flair. His biggest saving grace, as I'm sure most readers would agree, was to do very little in terms of character overhaul or writing style. With the exception of two or three characters, Smith did very little to change the actual outcome of most of the characters. And the improvisations he did make were most wholly welcome - in fact, dare I say, I preferred these certain circumstances better than the original novel (which I love!). The fact that he didn't try to 'modernise' the dialogue or writing style was very clever and added authenticity to the story - if he'd tried to set the Bennets in some 21st century apartment complex, and provided them with some "chav-tastic" speeches then I would have downright refused to read it. Though a few veiled sexual references between Elizabeth and Darcy were downright hilarious, and not unwelcome. I really did love this interpretation and would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for a quirky, light-hearted version of a celebrated classic. You know, just in case your feeling too lazy for the original. Or would like a few more laughs!
Author: Ellie
Rating: 3
Review: I love the original and was curious to see how zombies could be integrated..... I was disappointed with it, he's added some ridiculous ideas to it.... the Bennet girls have apparently been sent to Japan to train in fighting skills.... a modestly well off family would not have the funds to do this, so it's an unnecessarily silly premise to add in. If you're going to add things in, it has to fit with the reality that Austen has created. The zombie plague is never quite fully explained either. It's all bolted in, and the way the characters speak, when the new dialogue is added is a little patchy in quality. Sometimes it rings true..... which it needs if it's going to be an amusing parody, a lot of it doesn't, and just jars with the beautifully written prose and dialogue of Austen. I guess that's what you get if you juxtapose one of the greatest writers in history with an ordinary writer. It jars. It needed to be written by someone with the same level of skill and wit as the original for it to have really worked. Shame.
