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

Seth Grahame-Smith,

Jane Austen

Start date: January 11, 2016

Discussion: 2016 Challenge prompts

Discussion leader: Juanita

Why we're reading this: I was excited to see this book is to be a movie, released in February. I started it once, but did not fin…more
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Mar 04, 2010 Nadine in NY Jones rated it did not like it

Shelves: did-not-finish, zombies

Read the first three chapters and it was very "Mad Libs" - maybe it gets better, but I don't think I'll take the time to find out. If I were a high school student assigned to read Austen, I'd get a real kick out of this, but I'm not, so I didn't. ...more

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Dec 06, 2009 Rachel rated it really liked it

Shelves: best-sellers

Of course there are zombies, but the best part is that Lizzie Bennet, and all her sisters, are like ninjas! They have super fighting skills and Lizzie is a super-cool badass. Of course, the original story is so good that played a huge part in why I really liked this creative re-telling. About 80% of it is the original Austen wording. This version spices it up a bit and makes some classic scenes quite funny. I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator has so much enthusiasm for the story tha ...more

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Mar 08, 2010 Danielle rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2010

Pride and Prejudice is my FAVOURITE Austen novel, mainly due to the faults found in all the main characters. Far and away a superior novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies however, struck me as a charming way to re-read a book I love with little bits of ridiculousness tossed in the bunch.

Some of the insertions made me giggle (English parts!) but some were a bit more eye-rolling (vomiting, constantly) but overall, cute and I finished it in an evening, so much faster than I had the original novel ...more

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May 21, 2009 Alison rated it liked it

Shelves: books-in-2010, jane-austen

I was very skeptical about this book- I am a die hard fan of pride and prejudice and felt the "zombie thing" was a little blasphemous, but I actually made it through this book and enjoyed it. i still can't decide if it's only because I love the story so much that I looked past the zombies, or if it was just a new twist. I'm still debating between 2 and 3 stars, but for now, I'll stick with the 3. ...more

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May 29, 2009 Melissa rated it really liked it

A little more zombie action would have earned it that 5th star...

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Jun 04, 2010 Heather rated it really liked it

This was a fun read. I have always loved Jane Austen and to read a re-imagining of one of her books was great. I especially loved the book-club discusion questions at the end of the book.

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