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A review by gaspersr
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith
1.0
I had some really high hopes for this book and was genuinely excited to receive a free copy through the Firstreads contest. That is where the good news ends.
Not only and am I somewhat of a zombie-book-virgin, but this is where I also admit that I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice. I just never had a desire to read it. So perhaps I am giving myself a slight disadvantage to understanding this book for two reasons. I’ve never read the original Pride and Prejudice and therefore would not see the humorous connection (if any) and I’ve never read any zombie books which would cause me to miss humorous connections (if any). This book was meant to be funny, right?
I managed to read the first 150 pages or so but just felt bored. I was not engaged in the story line or interested in the zombies even after reading half the book. Maybe it would have been cooler if the book were written through the zombies’ perspective. Or maybe the Bennett’s should have been the zombies.
It sounds like, from a few reviews that I’ve read, this book is not the best selection for a first time Zombie-reader. Since I can’t stop thinking about all the other books that I would rather be reading I will have to mark this book as “abandon” with one (sad) star.
Is it okay to abandon books? I have really tortured myself with leaving a book half read but I just have no interest. Would reading the entire book change how I feel?
Not only and am I somewhat of a zombie-book-virgin, but this is where I also admit that I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice. I just never had a desire to read it. So perhaps I am giving myself a slight disadvantage to understanding this book for two reasons. I’ve never read the original Pride and Prejudice and therefore would not see the humorous connection (if any) and I’ve never read any zombie books which would cause me to miss humorous connections (if any). This book was meant to be funny, right?
I managed to read the first 150 pages or so but just felt bored. I was not engaged in the story line or interested in the zombies even after reading half the book. Maybe it would have been cooler if the book were written through the zombies’ perspective. Or maybe the Bennett’s should have been the zombies.
It sounds like, from a few reviews that I’ve read, this book is not the best selection for a first time Zombie-reader. Since I can’t stop thinking about all the other books that I would rather be reading I will have to mark this book as “abandon” with one (sad) star.
Is it okay to abandon books? I have really tortured myself with leaving a book half read but I just have no interest. Would reading the entire book change how I feel?