Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002A1Y07G |
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| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 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. Can Elizabeth vanquish
Others found that, beneath the surface, the book actually constituted an interesting way of looking at Austen’s novel. From Bookmarks Magazine It’s difficult to tell if critics’ reactions to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies should be characterized as praise or astonishment. Zombies answer certain puzzling questions: Why were those troops stationed near Hertfordshire? Why did Charlotte Lucas actually marry Mr. Some reviewers treated the book as a delightful gimmick. Collins? (She had recently been bitten by zombies and wanted a husband who could be counted on to behead her—of course!) But critics also pointed out that this parody shows that Austen’s novel has remained so powerful over time that even the undead can’t spoil it.Copyright 2009 Bookmarks Publishing LLC
"Here a zombie, there a zombie" according to S. L. Majczan. II was very disappointed in reading this (and I only read it because of the upcoming release of the movie adaptation) to find that about 90% of this is actually Jane Austen's canon. There is nothing new as far as the basic plot but Seth Grahame-Smith adds a word, a sentence, a phrase or as. Stupid THIS REVIEW CONTAIS SPOILERS!After seeing the movie, I decided I should probably read the book. It was dreadful (pun intended).I understood this to be a re-write of P&P, but with the assumption that zombies existed and Lizzie Bennet engaged in war against them. I expected zombies to be int. Kindle Customer said A bit too much. [spoilers coming up]5 stars for being good enough to finish reading on one sitting.5 stars for having me laugh out loud in the first chapter.1 star for not being able to keep up the humor.A bit too much [spoilers coming up]5 stars for being good enough to finish reading on one sitting.5 stars for having me laugh out loud in the first chapter.1 star for not being able to keep up the humor.3 stars for turning a romantic classic into the story of two overly violent people falling in love And. stars for turning a romantic classic into the story of two overly violent people falling in love And