Today my sister told me about a book called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, written by Jane Austen
and Seth Grahame-Smith. Even reading the description of it on www.chroniclebooks.com fills me with unspeakable joy and anticipation. I thought I'd share it with you (I've bolded some of my favorite phrases):
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -- "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read.
In short, I think Seth Grahame-Smith simply added a few manly elements to Pride and Prejudice. Throw in some rotting flesh, a few of the undead, a bit of bone-crunching here and there, and perhaps you've attracted yourself a whole lot more male readers, and a few females too.
Just curious...I wonder if Grahame-Smith changed the main story at all...perhaps made some of the original characters into zombies? Perhaps Mr. Collins? Now THAT would be FRIGHTENING!
2 comments:
I have heard of this book before and I would like to read it, but unfortunately I live in a small town with a limited library selection. If and when I get a job, it is on my list of books to buy (it is over 100 and growing, I am a book addict).
I read it a couple weeks ago. I laughed out loud. It was wonderful. He kept most of Austen's work but changed and added just enough to include zombies, ninjas, and all kinds of good things. Elizabeth's rejection of Mr. Darcy was awesome and Wickham comes to a much better end. I would highly recommend it.
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