Pride and Prejudice and Zombies : : the Classic Regency Romance -- now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

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Call Number: Fiction, Adult Book / Fiction / Horror / Grahame-Smith, Seth
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

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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.
Contents: Pride and prejudice.

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Pride and Prejudice meets Shaun of the Dead submitted by SarahRose on June 9, 2009, 11:20am Lovers of the original Pride and Prejudice will doubtless find themselves missing Austen's nuance and subtlety, but they still won't be able to resist discovering how their old favorite turns out when overrun by the undead. When Grahame-Smith's abilities as a storyteller fall short there is always the wit and wisdom of Austen to drive the story ahead and keep the reader's attention until he finds his voice again.

As for those readers for whom this is their first introduction to the timeless classic, as they will never miss the beloved passages which are the real casualties of all the added bloodshed in this adaptation, they should find it highly enjoyable. A Lizzy Bennett trained as a ninja and continually called upon to slay zombies may have more power to seduce readers who have always been reluctant to read her story before. Her character and will are equally as strong and her muscles are elevated to superhuman strength. Heated combat and the struggle against the zombie infection bring out the baser instincts of the characters and result in death, crippling injuries, and frequent vomiting at gory displays of fighting prowess. George Wickham is more despicable, Mr. Collins more stupid, and Lady Catherine more pompous.

Pride and Prejudice and....zombies? submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on June 23, 2014, 8:03pm This is the sort of book that Jane Austen fans, particularly literature majors, will love so long as they can remember this book is a joke. Seth Grahame-Smith admits in the description of the authors that Austen is a world class novelist, whereas this is his first book and a joint effort at that. The novel humorously melds the classic Regency romance novel and a modern zombie story, complete with the Bennett sisters as trained ninjas. We get some of the original witty prose and most of the same plot line, with ridiculous items added in, such as Lizzy fighting zombies at all times, including during the dinner parties that feature strongly in the original novel.

Read this for a laugh and don't take it at all seriously in order to enjoy what is just brain candy.

There *could* be something here... submitted by chuntoon on July 14, 2017, 9:19pm While there are elements of this book that may frustrate readers, especially particularly devoted Austen-ites, there is something compelling about pairing the marriage plot with zombies. It teases out some of the underlying fears that Austen taps into in her original text. Honestly, the book sparks interesting conversations, but as a stand alone novel, it doesn't live up to the promise of its premise.

Surprisingly Good submitted by caburr47 on July 26, 2019, 8:51pm I went into reading this as an Austen fan, and I certainly had my doubts. However this was an entertaining read. It married the two genres well, while appreciating the source material for the quality that it is.

s submitted by kscapellie on July 11, 2020, 2:46pm plot marriage with zombies

Where Are the Zombies? submitted by LilQuinn on June 19, 2022, 9:12pm While the cover promised an undead, gore-tastic take on the classic Austen novel, I was surprised to find that Grahame-Smith's interpretation was essentially a shortened version of the original Pride and Prejudice, with walk-on parts for a handful of zombies and the occasional dirty joke. While a perfectly entertaining light read, lacks some zing.

at least its better than the movie submitted by bjkoch on July 8, 2022, 12:44pm read, not watch, this adaptation

Guilty pleasure submitted by LaurenRJ on August 20, 2022, 1:53pm Don't start reading this with a serious attitude. Just enjoy it for what it is...a total silly guilty pleasure.