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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

By Tori McDonough//  Fiction  //  2 Comments

I am really glad I made myself read the original Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin before I picked up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith.

I knew that if I read the Grahame-Smith adaptation first, then I would never be able to read the original without thinking of zombies.  (Granted, this may seem like a really awesome thing, but I’m a purist at times like these.)

I tortured myself for a few hundred pages of God awful Jane Austin (All apologies to any hardcore J.A. fans, it’s just not my bag) so I could read this book, and in the end, it was worth it. Which is saying a LOT. Had I not read the original Pride and Prejudice, “…And Zombies” would have seemed boring and an overall disappointment.

I probably would have been just as frustrated as I had been reading the original. Since I did know what the hell was going on, I was amazed at the genius of Seth Grahame-Smith’s adaptation. It actually made me care about the original story line, and I managed to catch more of the plot in this version than I had a month ago when I read the real book.

It takes a lot to turn something like Pride and Prejudice into an enjoyable novel, but taken within it’s intended context, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! really hits the nail on the head. Overall, definitely worth a read, but only if you’re a literary nerd.


It’s Pride and Prejudice…but with zombies.

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Quirk Books; Later Printing edition (April 4, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1594743347

About The Author

Tori McDonough is a full time student in Seattle, Washington, but doesn’t let that interfere with her reading. On the rare occasion that she tears herself away from the latest vampire novel, she might be out running, playing computer games, or searching for the perfect piece of chocolate, but ALWAYS has a book (or three) in her purse. Follow Tori on Twitter @Havokchild

Tori McDonough has written 6 articles on iEATbooks.

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2 Comments to “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

  • Mike Lawson April 1, 2010 at 7:24 am

    With all the positive reviews I’ve seen for this, I’ve been tempted numerous times to pick it up. I’m glad that you wrote this because I’ve never read Pride & Prejudice…even though I have it on my book shelf.

    I guess I’ll have to read the original first. Especially if it helps me enjoy this new adaptation.

    Good review!

  • Tori April 1, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Yeah, I was surprised that no one commented on the original text, just talked about this one, and then everyone I talked to said they were disappointed. You have to read the original to appreciate the joke, because it’s a spoof, and there’s no point in laughing at an inside joke you don’t understand.

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