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A review by lunaseassecondaccount
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith
3.0
I was a little bit disappointed with this book. I knew it wasn't going to be fantastic- after all, the first book, [b:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies|5899779|Pride and Prejudice and Zombies|Seth Grahame-Smith|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255569929s/5899779.jpg|6072122] was fairly average, as was [b:Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters|6425725|Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters|Ben H. Winters|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266691612s/6425725.jpg|6615075]. But I am a bit let down it was so annoyingly average.
A review states that the author makes not attempt to mimic Austen's style, and this is unfortunately very true. While I don't think Hockensmith should have rigorously followed Austen's style all throughout (ultraviolent zombie slaughter doesn't exactly lend itself well to the Regency era), an attempt should have been made. Furthermore, his tendency to streeeeetch ooouuuuut leeeeetterrrrrrssss is so very terrible I found myself rolling my eyes more than once.
The book itself isn't terrible. There were parts to it I did like, and I felt it gained its stride towards the end. It's relatively short, too, so if zombies aren't your thing, you won't need to deal with it for long. I liked Doctor Keckilpenny and Mr Smith. Unfortunately, the Bennett sisters are so out of character, the doctor was the only redeeming part. Now, I know it's odd to say the Bennett sisters are out of character in a book about zombies but at least the first novel attempted to follow the character profiles somewhat.
While this is a fun book, it's not the fantastic. At least it's an easy read.
A review states that the author makes not attempt to mimic Austen's style, and this is unfortunately very true. While I don't think Hockensmith should have rigorously followed Austen's style all throughout (ultraviolent zombie slaughter doesn't exactly lend itself well to the Regency era), an attempt should have been made. Furthermore, his tendency to streeeeetch ooouuuuut leeeeetterrrrrrssss is so very terrible I found myself rolling my eyes more than once.
The book itself isn't terrible. There were parts to it I did like, and I felt it gained its stride towards the end. It's relatively short, too, so if zombies aren't your thing, you won't need to deal with it for long. I liked Doctor Keckilpenny and Mr Smith. Unfortunately, the Bennett sisters are so out of character, the doctor was the only redeeming part. Now, I know it's odd to say the Bennett sisters are out of character in a book about zombies but at least the first novel attempted to follow the character profiles somewhat.
While this is a fun book, it's not the fantastic. At least it's an easy read.