Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

This is very silly book. For those who take this novel seriously and are offended by its taking liberties with the original version, chill out. The novel does not take itself seriously so therefore you should not. My main complaints is that not enough was made of the zombies. In all main zomby stories i like the way it forces normal people to peform acts of violence they would not normally do,...more

This is very silly book. For those who take this novel seriously and are offended by its taking liberties with the original version, chill out. The novel does not take itself seriously so therefore you should not. My main complaints is that not enough was made of the zombies. In all main zomby stories i like the way it forces normal people to peform acts of violence they would not normally do, the fear pushing them to the limit while trying to keep thier humanity. Here all the Bennet sisters are trained warriors, so any suspence there may have been in the fight seens are lost because Lizzi and Jane just hack the undead to pieces with little effort. There were a number of strange errors by the author which indicated either he did not spend too much time researching early 19th century England or it was added for comic effect. This included: Skunks in Herfordshire The 2nd Battle of Kent (does he know how big Kent is?) there are others but it would be too bloody anal to go thru them all. There are some pretty funny scenes and the author does a commendable job in updating some of the stiffled emotions of the period. All in its all very silly, something a 18 year high school kid could have a decent stab at. But hey, none have done it, Seth has and probably made a wedge of cash. Fair play to him.   hide

This author (Seth Graham Greene, not Austen) is a dreadful writer. He takes an excellent idea and just fails miserably. If my 15 year old nephew had written this for a school project, I would have been thrilled if he had scraped a "C". It's not that the segues from Austen to Greene are badly chosen and looking at a bulleted plot plan, it might be okay though I think what you would see would look...more

This author (Seth Graham Greene, not Austen) is a dreadful writer. He takes an excellent idea and just fails miserably. If my 15 year old nephew had written this for a school project, I would have been thrilled if he had scraped a "C". It's not that the segues from Austen to Greene are badly chosen and looking at a bulleted plot plan, it might be okay though I think what you would see would look like a copy and paste of about 4 action items after each Austen segment. The problem is that it is full of anachronisms and childish dialogue. It's too bad someone with talent didn't think of this instead of this lousy hack. It hasn't stopped him making money unfortunately. Perhaps he can afford to take some writing classes now.   hide

Excellent. Zombie mayhem makes an otherwise soap-opera-boring novel interesting. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is a twist on the classic novel by Jane Austen. It's a treatment of the story with one added twist: zombies. What if the quiet English countryside was under siege from a plague of undead? What if Elizabeth Bennet had been a ninja trained in the art of slaying zombies? And how would...more

Excellent. Zombie mayhem makes an otherwise soap-opera-boring novel interesting. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is a twist on the classic novel by Jane Austen. It's a treatment of the story with one added twist: zombies. What if the quiet English countryside was under siege from a plague of undead? What if Elizabeth Bennet had been a ninja trained in the art of slaying zombies? And how would the distraction of Mr. Darcy affect her abilities to protect her home and her countrymen? At times laugh out loud funny, this dark little twist on classic literature is supremely satisfying. In fact, I'd venture to say it's the only way I would be caught dead reading Austen.   hide

I usually don't bother with reviews, but I was really disappointed by this book. Fun idea, but sloppy execution. Why do the illustrations have Elizabeth Bennett dressed like Mary Poppins? Why does Mr. Collins kill himself? It doesn't seem in keeping with his character or piousness. And if the author just kills him off because he's annoying and deserves to die, that's fine, but give him a...more

I usually don't bother with reviews, but I was really disappointed by this book. Fun idea, but sloppy execution. Why do the illustrations have Elizabeth Bennett dressed like Mary Poppins? Why does Mr. Collins kill himself? It doesn't seem in keeping with his character or piousness. And if the author just kills him off because he's annoying and deserves to die, that's fine, but give him a reason or motivation I can get behind. Why isn't lady catherine debourgh's daughter a zombie? She's sickly, and that would have been a good joke. Or alternately a interesting moral struggle that would have made LCD a more complex character than in regular P & P.   hide

Here are the positive things about this book: - The concept (i.e. zombifying a classic) - The cover art - The Reader's Discussion Guide at the end of the book Everything between the cover art and the Reader's Discussion, which really is just the entire story, is not good. I KNOW the story is not supposed to be taken seriously, that it's written - and should be read - tongue-in-cheek. But...more

Here are the positive things about this book: - The concept (i.e. zombifying a classic) - The cover art - The Reader's Discussion Guide at the end of the book Everything between the cover art and the Reader's Discussion, which really is just the entire story, is not good. I KNOW the story is not supposed to be taken seriously, that it's written - and should be read - tongue-in-cheek. But even then, I can't say I enjoyed it. The constant insertion of things "Orient" (a "Master Liu" often mentioned by name, dojos, NINJAS(!), katanas, Buddha, strange names of martial arts moves, etc) just clash so jarringly with the setting. And the lead chracters so are violent (Liz strangles a ninja with his bowels, rips the still-beating heart out of another then TAKES A BITE OUT OF IT; Darcy savagely beats Mrs Younge on at least 2 occasions for news of Wickham)! Perhaps I would never have been able to enjoy the story anyway, given that I STUDIED the original in Literature (albeit years ago). I feel that a lot of the significant speeches were cut out and glossed over in simple narration, a lot of things spelt out too clearly (which ruins the irony). I started out whole-heartedly wanting to enjoy the book, but I can't say I did in the end. Really, the only part of the book that got any laughs out of me was the Reader's Discussion Guide. Too little too late.   hide

C'mon, you gotta enjoy this book! The only way not to like it is if you are either a Jane Austin purist or a Jane Austin hater. For the 90% of us in the middle of the Jane Austin bell curve, it's just good, fun bloodthirsty entertainment. Aside from the goofy juxtaposition of high art and low black comedy, the book works on an allegorical level. Jane Austin's theme of sympathetic characters...more

C'mon, you gotta enjoy this book! The only way not to like it is if you are either a Jane Austin purist or a Jane Austin hater. For the 90% of us in the middle of the Jane Austin bell curve, it's just good, fun bloodthirsty entertainment. Aside from the goofy juxtaposition of high art and low black comedy, the book works on an allegorical level. Jane Austin's theme of sympathetic characters overcoming socially threatening situations translates perfectly well into the same characters overcoming the physical threats of hoards of bloodthirsty zombies and rival martial artists. Note to Hollywood: I swear I will not see the movie unless Samuel Jackson says "I'm tired of all this motherf!@#$ pride and all this motherf!@#$ prejudice, and especially of all these motherf!@#$ zombies!"   hide

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Having tried to read the original a few years back and not managing to get more than half way because I found it very dull, I was excited to see this rewrite on the shelf of my local Waterstones. I'm not sure that Jane Austen and purists would approve, but I certainly did! The addition of the "Zombie Mayhem" perked up a boring, old-fasioned...more

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Having tried to read the original a few years back and not managing to get more than half way because I found it very dull, I was excited to see this rewrite on the shelf of my local Waterstones. I'm not sure that Jane Austen and purists would approve, but I certainly did! The addition of the "Zombie Mayhem" perked up a boring, old-fasioned romance. Although a fan of some classic literature, I was more than willing to give this a go, and cannot wait to sample the other books in the series. The "Zombie Mayhem" is definatly that, often shocking in its descriptions of violence and horror. Perhaps not a book for the weak of stomach. The illustrations are a welcome addition, and I am not surprised to learn that this book is going to be turned into a graphic novel. And as discovered recently, it is also set to be a movie. Now that will be something to see!   hide

Seth Grahame-Smith takes a beloved classic and wrecks havoc with it! The classic story of love, manners, social class, and other family inconviences, gets a blast of modern day horror. Zombies are rising from their graves and running amok in England - where many of them meet their second demise thanks to the Sisters Bennet. These girls, lead by Jane, have a reputation for their beauty...more

Seth Grahame-Smith takes a beloved classic and wrecks havoc with it! The classic story of love, manners, social class, and other family inconviences, gets a blast of modern day horror. Zombies are rising from their graves and running amok in England - where many of them meet their second demise thanks to the Sisters Bennet. These girls, lead by Jane, have a reputation for their beauty and their skill in the deadly arts. But can love overcome social customs and visits from the undead? Will Mr. Darcy become a "sadly stricken"? Will Mrs. Bennet live to see even one daughter married off like a prize heifer sold at auction? For the answers, pick up 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'. You won't be sorry you did.   hide

I was looking forward to this so much. Two of my favorite sources of entertainment: Jane Austen and Zombies, united at last. I wish I could say my disappointment was only from my expectations being too high, but unfortunately this book just sucks. Elizabeth Bennet is transformed from a witty, vivid character into a boring, one-note shell. It's painfully obvious what is surviving Austen and...more

I was looking forward to this so much. Two of my favorite sources of entertainment: Jane Austen and Zombies, united at last. I wish I could say my disappointment was only from my expectations being too high, but unfortunately this book just sucks. Elizabeth Bennet is transformed from a witty, vivid character into a boring, one-note shell. It's painfully obvious what is surviving Austen and what had been hacked in by Grahame-Smith. Instead of cleverly inserting the zombie plague into the existing story,heh somehow managed to remove almost all of the cute, clever parts, and replace them with crap.   hide