Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The Classic Regency Romance--Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
Author: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Version: Kindle

I finished this book a while ago and many people have asked me my opinion on the book. I didn't hate it but I also didn't love it. That being said, the original Pride and Predjudice is by far my all time favorite book. I revisit it often when I am in need of something familiar and comforting. I really thought that I would like this comedy version a lot more than I did.

Oh sure, the first couple of chapters are entertaining enough. The sheer novelty of zombie fights mixed in with Austen's original text makes the reader crave for more. However- being that I am an Austen purist by heart- the changes that were made became irritating towards the middle of the book. Some of Austen's themes were removed entirely and the typos did not help with the annoyance any. Each zombie fight became predictable as well as every episode of vomit. There was also the constant reminder that the heroine was a shaolin master- ok, we get it so stop telling us in every chapter! When Lady Catherine's ninjas arrived- that was the end of it for me. Luckily the 2nd half of the book wasn't as zombie ridden as the first but it didn't stop me from skimming the book to the end where as I would normally cherish every Austinized word.

Entertaining? Perhaps, if you are looking for something light and mindless to read. Otherwise I would stick with the original.