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A review by emilyb_chicago
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith
1.0
I am not a huge fan of Austen or Zombies, but I was still curious because I'd heard of this book so often. So when my book club chose this as a monthly pick I was intereste. I am a little surprised at how much I truly disliked this book.
There was absolutely no consistency with the zombies and there seemed to be little consideration in how they could be elegantly integrated into Austen's work.
The concept of zombies changed throughout the book - back and forth between slow and fast moving; retaining smarts or becoming dumb; there wasn't even consistency if they were risen dead vs infected living. The attempts to merge the new text into the story felt heavy handed and slap-dash. The overuse of racist terminology was unnecessary and the original wit of Austen was completely missed. The hurried feeling of additions was actually discussed (but not fixed) by author in during the introduction included in the "Deluxe Heirloom Edition", which was published only 6 months after the first edition! (April 2009 and Oct 2009).
I would not recommend this book to an Austen lover or to a Zombie lover as it will fall short for both fan groups - unless you walk in with proper expectations.
There was absolutely no consistency with the zombies and there seemed to be little consideration in how they could be elegantly integrated into Austen's work.
The concept of zombies changed throughout the book - back and forth between slow and fast moving; retaining smarts or becoming dumb; there wasn't even consistency if they were risen dead vs infected living. The attempts to merge the new text into the story felt heavy handed and slap-dash. The overuse of racist terminology was unnecessary and the original wit of Austen was completely missed. The hurried feeling of additions was actually discussed (but not fixed) by author in during the introduction included in the "Deluxe Heirloom Edition", which was published only 6 months after the first edition! (April 2009 and Oct 2009).
I would not recommend this book to an Austen lover or to a Zombie lover as it will fall short for both fan groups - unless you walk in with proper expectations.