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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1)

Seth Grahame-Smith,

Jane Austen

Start date: January 1, 2015

Finish date: January 9, 2015

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Free copy of Proximity Factor this July, no reviews required. Just enjoy.
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Mar 20, 2019 Kate rated it it was ok

Entertaining, but kind of a one-trick pony, playing the novel of manners against the gory zombie genre for laughs. Not particularly recommended. Not particularly not. If you're in the mood for jokes on the double meaning of "balls," a fair amount of "discreet vomiting," the Bennet family, bloodlust, an aloof Mr. Darcy, ninjas, carriages, katana swords, and marriage proposals, then there's literally nowhere else to look. ...more

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Jul 26, 2009 Melissa rated it liked it

Funny and quite clever in places, particularly the first dinner scene at Rosings where Lady Catherine inquired as to whether the Bennets' ninjas have left them, and you did have to agree with Lizzy when she fantasized about beheading that twit Lydia. It was a cute parody, very fast reading since 80% of PPZ was lifted directly from the Austen original. However, it wasn't so spectacular of a read to spawn Quirk's publication of "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" or "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire ...more

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Jun 24, 2009 Emily rated it did not like it

Shelves: couldntfinish

so yeah it should have just been a short story, not a full length novel, please... really?

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Jun 18, 2009 Juliezs rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2009

This book was a quirky, and occasionally hilarious read. It has been a long time since I read the original, but it seemed like a whole lot of the story is here, just with the exciting plot addition of a zombie plague. Interesting to consider how that would have changed that era's preoccupation with manners, class rank, and limited roles for women. A tad gory, but pretty limited for a zombie book. The cover artwork is pretty creepy though! ...more

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May 14, 2011 Alison rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction

I enjoyed this. I'm a huge fan of Jane Austen's work, and found it very amusing to see someone take it and have so much fun with it. The basic plot elements are all there, as are the zombies. There are some very interesting new pieces of background for the characters, and some fight scenes as you might imagine. If you're a fan of the original, I'd recommend checking this out. It's a great light read. ...more

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Apr 20, 2010 Sarah rated it liked it

Shelves: vampires-zombies-and-werewolves, fiction, retellings

80 percent original text and 20 percent ultra violent zombie mayhem. Eh. This book takes many relationship twists and human will that is so wonderfully articulated in the original and uses zombie wars as the reason for why people do the things they do. All human motivation is defined, and that is Austen’s talent. This has promise, but sort of let me down.

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Mar 10, 2011 Teresa rated it did not like it

I loved the idea of this book. Take a great book and add zombies! I was all set for some light-hearted fun. Too bad the book commits a major no-no. The author actually makes quite a few changes to the plot that have nothing to do with zombies, and let's face it: Jane Austen doesn't need help. ...more

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