Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Quirk Books, 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59474334-4

I love Pride and Prejudice and in my opinion,  re-made versions of it never quite measure up to the original.  With that in mind, I must say that I was surprised to like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.  Sure, it sounds like a crazy idea but this book still mostly tells the original, complicated love story of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.  The zombies are a fun addition and work their way into the novel quite well.  I was surprised at the ease with which Seth Grahame-Smith weaved zombies into the already wonderful story.  Elizabeth is still headstrong and quite believable as a skilled zombie killer.  Also, her original distain for Mister Darcy is even more fierce  in this version.  It’s still got a healthy helping of Austen’s humor in combination with Seth Grahame-Smith’s quirky additions.  Overall, reading this has taught me you that cannot top the original but you can add zombies. 

If you are interested in this type of work I may recommend its prequel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, Seth Graham-Smith’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter or the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies graphic novel.