Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Quirk Classic Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441816771 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 269 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"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 much as a paragraph here or there in order to inse. "Stupid" according to Nick and Lauren. 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 integral to the plot and the quality to similar to Aus. 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 the love isn't very believable. I mean - Darcy end
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 . 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. From Bookmarks Magazine It’s difficult to tell if critics’ reactions to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies should be characterized as praise or astonishment. Others found that, beneath the surface, the book actually constituted an interesting way of looking at Austen’s novel
“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. Darcy. 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 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 listen to.. What ens