A review by pris_asagiri
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith

3.0

There is a reason why I don't like Jane Austen and zombies still don't make her any more palatable, therefore, I am unable to give this any additional stars (well, maybe an additional half a star if I could). If we could just skip the first 30 or so chapters and get to where Mr. Darcy gives Elizabeth the letter claiming his love, I'd enjoy this story ever so much more.

That said, the inclusion of zombies in this retelling is only to the reader's delight. I found this story hilarious and amusing, despite the sense of needing to put my head through a plate glass window until the aforementioned letter appears. The fact that everyone so politely vomits throughout the story somehow just struck my funny bone. And the picture of Keira Knightley and Dame Judy Dench doing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in a dogo in 19th century England made me giggle.

If you're willing to take this "classic" with a grain of salt, I recommend this book to you. And if you dare, try the Reader's Guide at the end of the book. The study guide is most enlightening.