Comments on: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

By: Get Reading! (Romance) – Book Thingo

Get Reading! (Romance) – Book Thingo — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:02:11 +0000

[...] titles leap out at my romance-reading eyes. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (reviewed by Wandergurl) caused a bit of a ruckus among die-hard Jane Austen fans when it first came out–some saw it [...]

By: gab

gab — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:47:49 +0000

the book is pretty good, jane austen’s original story isn’t changed too much, just some added parts here and there. the zombies make it appealing to a different type of audience.

By: Twitter does Pride and Prejudice - Book Thingo

Twitter does Pride and Prejudice - Book Thingo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:34:52 +0000

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By: Meredith @ thinkthinks

Meredith @ thinkthinks — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:53:25 +0000

Ah – this review seems to have answered my biggest question about the book. Would the joke be able to sustain itself through the length of the novel. I’m guessing no?

But since I love P&P and Shaun of the Dead is one of my favourite movies, I still might get this, just to keep it on the shelf next to the rest of the Austens. :-)

By: Wandergurl

Wandergurl — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:55:21 +0000

Allison – yes, they still embroider cushions. Its like some sort of double standard. they should be well trained in the “deadly arts” but not too much, and must maintain feminity (sp?) at all times. Insert eye roll here. I am happy to lend it to you when I see you next.

Everyone else seems to love this book. I’d like to see a British review instead of these super happy americans.

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:24:35 +0000

Yeah, as much as I enjoyed Buffy, I’m concerned about how adding zombies affects the treatment of the original story. I’m not convinced that P&P needs zombies to be fresh. I can understand refreshing the story the Lost in Austen method, but I don’t want to see the original story get crapped on.

It might be good, but I have huge reservations about it.

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:40:04 +0000

I heard about this book and rolled my eyes. Lizzie and Darcy fighting zombies? PASS.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:03:01 +0000

I’m disappointed that the language and writing don’t sound up to par. This would only work for me if Grahame-Smith can match Austen’s wit and style.

Allison, if you click on the Amazon link, then click on the cover image, you can read the first few pages. My favourite line: “The business of Mr. Bennett’s life was to keep his daughters alive. The business of Mrs. Bennett’s was to get them married.”

EXCEPT. Holy typos, Mr Darcy! It should be Bennet. Wandergurl, was this typo fixed in the final version? Just had a skim through the excerpt and the spelling keeps changing.

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:31:49 +0000

Ahhh, but are these zombie-killing women allowed to go fox hunting, gaming and drinking with the menfolk, or are they still otherwise relegated to the drawing room to embroider cushions?