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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies





Whenever I read Jane Austen's classic novels, I always come away feeling like they're missing a certain something. Now I know what it is. ZOMBIES. Fortunately, an enterprising author has put his heart and soul (and possibly his brain) into improving Austen's best-loved work. The result: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

From the Amazon description . . .

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone crunching zombie action.

Awesome. Now why didn't I think of that?
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22 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    Thats sounds like a good book, but I don't think my mom will let me read that since I can't even read Twilight.

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  2. LenaJanuary 27, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    YES! FINALLY, A WAY TO READ AUSTIN!

    I've been unsuccessfully attempting to read Jane Austin's works (Emma particularly) for the past five months, both for school and for pleasure (which, as you may guess, I haven't been getting much of). With this, I suppose I'll find what I've been looking for!

    -Lena

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  3. HazelJanuary 27, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    Ummmm...wow. Weird.

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  4. Ren (All By MySHELF)January 27, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Sounds a lot more interesting than the original version. :)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    horrible! I'm sorry but that sounds absolutely horrible! way to ruin a good book....

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  6. falconJanuary 27, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    Good! I definetly thought J.A.'s book needed some sprucing up!!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    awesome! i cant wait to read it!

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  8. CassieJanuary 27, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    Sounds strange... I don't know if I'll read it, though. 50% of me is like "That's AWESOME!" and the other 50% is like "That's awful and disgusting!"

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  9. OrchidJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:05 AM

    I think the majority of the classic books would benefit from a little zombifacation.

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  10. Random IrregularJanuary 28, 2009 at 4:41 AM

    Oooh, I'd love to have a read of that book! Here you have a traditional English novel with....ZOMBIES!

    Why didn't I ever think of that either?

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  11. Irregular KikiJanuary 28, 2009 at 5:15 AM

    "Bone crunching zombie action" I like that.

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    no thanks!

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  13. ShatteredLaughterJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:03 PM

    I am not a super fan of zombie books in general, after you have read one you kind of know how the others will end, but this sounds interesting.

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  14. NellieJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    That's horrible! I agree with Anonymous #2, way to ruin a good book! :'(
    Of Jane Austen, I've read "Pride and Prejudice" twice and "Northanger Abbey" once, and I think they were just fine. But I'm not a big fan of sci-fi, either. :P

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    ew. just ew. Not everything has to be filled with "bone crunching" to make it interesting. Cant they let the classic alone? Sorry but that just bugs me.

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  16. ElsaJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    Kind of scary cover art...I haven't read Jane Austen so I am not opinionated. I have watched the Masterpiece Theater versions, though! I remember them as being quite good.

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  17. KittyJanuary 29, 2009 at 12:13 AM

    Adding this to my "Must Read" list :3

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    OMG I am always missing why there isn't any (at all) action in those books. No offense JA. i get it now!

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  19. dangerousJanuary 30, 2009 at 5:40 PM

    That is the best idea I've heard in a while! The 4 hour movie version (forced to watch it my my mother. Can't stand Austin anymore)would be so much better with bone crunching!

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  20. ~Guesswho13~February 25, 2009 at 6:33 PM

    Anonymous#1: wow. That is exactly my situation!!!!
    I love the cover art! (sorry The Cat in the Closet.)
    Holly: I totally agree!

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  21. liltomboyblueFebruary 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    I think it's awesome when people re-write classics in their own way, here is a wonderful example http://www.amazon.com/Zel-Donna-Jo-Napoli/dp/0141301163
    This is one of my favorite books. Even though I think that it is cool that this person was motivated to re-write this, I think there is way to much pointless violence in our society (America, I can't speak much for other countries)

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  22. AnonymousMarch 29, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    i have a question, are there any boys on this site????
    not that i am a boy! just wondering.

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