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erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review against another edition
4.0
Every bit as enjoyable as the original [bc:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies|5899779|Pride and Prejudice and Zombies|Seth Grahame-Smith|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255569929s/5899779.jpg|6072122], even though this one is not a mash-up of a Jane Austen original. I find that I quite enjoy the Quirk Classics version of the Bennet sisters as deadly warriors. This doesn't explain how the zombie troubles began, but it does tell how the young Miss Bennets came into the fight. I'll be eager to read [bc:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After|8718281|Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Dreadfully Ever After (Quirk Classics)|Steve Hockensmith|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1287723295s/8718281.jpg|13678954], also by Steve Hockensmith.
ashreads10k's review against another edition
3.0
I loved Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, so I was extremely excited to read the prequel. But, I was disappointed. One of the best things about PPZ was that it was a shameless zombie infested parody novel. It had so-bad-you-have-to-laugh puns and constant puking just for the sake of puking. It didn't take itself seriously at all. But in Dawn of the Dreadfuls, it's a different author, so of course, there are going to be differences in writing style and characterization. But it just wasn't as funny. There were some moments where I chuckled, but overall, it was more of a novel than a parody.
The fact that it was more of a novel wasn't bad, either, because I still liked it. It was fun to see how the Bennett girls got their zombie slaying skills, and there was still a slight romance for Elizabeth with two fine young men. Pre-Darcy! Ahh!
I have to say that Mr. Bennett is by far my favorite character in this series. He really is such a badass. And he really cares about his daughters, which makes him that much cooler. Plus, he can slay zombies like a boss. :)
Read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies first, and if you really like it and want more, then I'd recommend you read Dawn of the Dreadfuls. 3 out of 5 stars
The fact that it was more of a novel wasn't bad, either, because I still liked it. It was fun to see how the Bennett girls got their zombie slaying skills, and there was still a slight romance for Elizabeth with two fine young men. Pre-Darcy! Ahh!
I have to say that Mr. Bennett is by far my favorite character in this series. He really is such a badass. And he really cares about his daughters, which makes him that much cooler. Plus, he can slay zombies like a boss. :)
Read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies first, and if you really like it and want more, then I'd recommend you read Dawn of the Dreadfuls. 3 out of 5 stars
pbobrit's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good audiobook for the commute to and from work. Much better than the original Jane Austen (sorry...I had to say that...all you purists can stop your swooning). It has everything an Austen novel should have (but sadly doesn't), katanas, the deadly arts, shapely chambermaids, hewn off limbs and old school zombies. Just fun, a ripping yarn.
alexxshum's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
It’s a prequel that doesn’t line up with the original book. Ages and other details just don’t make sense with the next novel.
linneahedvig's review against another edition
2.0
Listened to this over the course of a week. I liked this better than [b:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies|5899779|Pride and Prejudice and Zombies|Seth Grahame-Smith|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320449653s/5899779.jpg|6072122] (which I never finished) because it was a new story. Reads like fanfiction, but I love fanfiction. I loved bloodthirsty Kitty and Lydia. Elizabeth and Jane were pretty boring, but the rest of the characters' eccentricities made up for it. I loved the subplot where Mrs. Bennet is being wooed by an army Captain with no limbs! My favorite parts, though, were all of the girls-training-to-be-warriors scenes. I love how attached they all got to their weapons, taking them to bed with them, taking them to balls with them. Really, it was just fun to see something as overtly "girly" and Pride and Prejudice brought together with the idea of women warriors.
monkey3's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
kirkw1972's review against another edition
4.0
If ever there was a book that combined two of my interests then Dawn of the Dreadfuls is it. The Quirk classic tells the story of BD (Before Darcy) and the lives and loves of the Bennett sisters before Austen’s tale. Oh and with the added addition of zombies!!
Starting with a funeral and the attendance of the late Mr Ford to his own funeral when he suddenly reanimates, the story unfolds with tales of how Mr Bennett was part of a secret order trained to kill zombies many years ago during the Troubles when hordes of undead rose to eat the gentle fold of Regency England. With the Troubles appearing to have returned he must now train his daughters in the way of the order so they can join the fight.
Steve Hockensmith, the author, manages to keep the tone of the original Austen story and sticks with the conventions of the time. The girls are ostracised by members of their village for the un-feminine behaviour, having their invitation to the local ball revoked much to the horror of Mrs Bennett and her plans to find her girls husbands.
The behaviours of polite society are also brought up in the way the zombies are discussed. The word zombie is almost a swear word, instead they are called Unmentionables only really becoming “zombies” during times of rebellion by the Bennett sisters.
With the lack of Darcy in the story, the author has had to create his own male leads. For Elizabeth (still the heroine of the piece) we have Master Hawksworth– sent from afar by the Order to help Bennett train the girls. A man who says all the right things as a trainer but in practise runs away at the first sign of an Unmentionable. And Dr Keckilpenny who is in Merryton to study the zombies with the hopes of re-Anglicising them back into good, respectable English men and women.
Jane doesn’t fair much better with her admirers. Lord Lumpley is set from the beginning to be the bad guy of the tale. Starting with general philandering but with details of much worse being declared as the story unfolds. Jane has a lucky escape. The closest we have to a hero in the film is Lieutenant Tindall, who despite his aversion to women learning martial arts and doing anything remotely unladylike is actually quite a shy young man desperate to win the affections of the eldest Bennett before she falls for the odious Lumpley.
My favourite character though has to be Captain Cannon. Wounded in the Troubles, he is now both armless and legless but that does not stop him wooing his former flame Mrs Bennett. He does with the aid of his Right Limb & Left Limb; two loyal soldiers who tend to his every need including getting down on one knee to serenade Mrs Bennett in a way in which Cannon can no longer do. A fighter to the very end and a shining example of the British stiff upper lip.
All in all it’s a story that while it includes zombies is very much in the spirit of the original with every character thoroughly filled out and imagined. Plus it’s humorous in places. One of my favourite books and definitely the best of the mash ups I have read.
Starting with a funeral and the attendance of the late Mr Ford to his own funeral when he suddenly reanimates, the story unfolds with tales of how Mr Bennett was part of a secret order trained to kill zombies many years ago during the Troubles when hordes of undead rose to eat the gentle fold of Regency England. With the Troubles appearing to have returned he must now train his daughters in the way of the order so they can join the fight.
Steve Hockensmith, the author, manages to keep the tone of the original Austen story and sticks with the conventions of the time. The girls are ostracised by members of their village for the un-feminine behaviour, having their invitation to the local ball revoked much to the horror of Mrs Bennett and her plans to find her girls husbands.
The behaviours of polite society are also brought up in the way the zombies are discussed. The word zombie is almost a swear word, instead they are called Unmentionables only really becoming “zombies” during times of rebellion by the Bennett sisters.
With the lack of Darcy in the story, the author has had to create his own male leads. For Elizabeth (still the heroine of the piece) we have Master Hawksworth– sent from afar by the Order to help Bennett train the girls. A man who says all the right things as a trainer but in practise runs away at the first sign of an Unmentionable. And Dr Keckilpenny who is in Merryton to study the zombies with the hopes of re-Anglicising them back into good, respectable English men and women.
Jane doesn’t fair much better with her admirers. Lord Lumpley is set from the beginning to be the bad guy of the tale. Starting with general philandering but with details of much worse being declared as the story unfolds. Jane has a lucky escape. The closest we have to a hero in the film is Lieutenant Tindall, who despite his aversion to women learning martial arts and doing anything remotely unladylike is actually quite a shy young man desperate to win the affections of the eldest Bennett before she falls for the odious Lumpley.
My favourite character though has to be Captain Cannon. Wounded in the Troubles, he is now both armless and legless but that does not stop him wooing his former flame Mrs Bennett. He does with the aid of his Right Limb & Left Limb; two loyal soldiers who tend to his every need including getting down on one knee to serenade Mrs Bennett in a way in which Cannon can no longer do. A fighter to the very end and a shining example of the British stiff upper lip.
All in all it’s a story that while it includes zombies is very much in the spirit of the original with every character thoroughly filled out and imagined. Plus it’s humorous in places. One of my favourite books and definitely the best of the mash ups I have read.
thetomatowriter's review against another edition
1.0
I never read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and never really wanted to. Got this one from a book subscription and I felt like I should at least try it out. So I did. And...I liked it about as well as I expected.
This one just wasn't for me.
This one just wasn't for me.