Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ( Pride and Prejudice and Zombies #1)
Author: Seth Grahame-Smith
Publisher: Quirk Books
Pages: 399
Genre: Historical Fiction, Retelling
Published: may 1, 2009
Rating: 3/5 stars

Description

“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, a bold reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic novel. 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 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 bloodsoaked battlefield. Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is an audacious retelling of English literature’s most enduring novel.

My thoughts

I really like the movie so I thought lets read the book.

The writing was something I enjoyed, it feels like a book that could be written in that time (only the actions in the book probably not, especially the fighting and of course there were words that were throw in to make it funny that weren’t used in that time, but it gave the feel for that time ;)) I haven’t read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen but now I really need to. I did read persuasion by her so I know how Jane’s writhing is (and it is great :)).

The zombie element was fun but I think it could have been great if it was a bigger part of the plot. It was just a story with zombies getting in the way sometimes. I still really liked it, especially the fighting parts. And the relationship between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth was fun. How they can’t stand each other but feel this connection.

This book gets lots of mixed reviews and I get it. The zombies get overrated it is not something new apart for those zombies and it could probably be done better (I thought the movie was done better). But the fact that I enjoyed this book is all that is important to me. I read to enjoy myself and this book did its job. This book is kind of ridiculous but that is the point, it’s supposed to be ridiculous. Don’t expect to be enlightened by this book, or inspired to change. This book is fun and more not. This book is exactly Pride and Prejudice (so I heard and seen in the movie) but with a zombie element thrown in the mix. Don’t expect a different story. If that sounds like something you’d like than read it.