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It might be worth a glance. It's usually the people who try to write like they are Jane Austen which you need to avoid.

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I'm one of those who liked PPZ. (And I am NOT one who likes any of the "Diary books" currently being published which are Austen's novels retold thru the eyes of the male protagonsts.) PPZ is MEANT to be funny (the DIARY authors mean for their books to be taken seriously). Lady Catherine has killed more zombies than any other woman ... she trains with ninjas ... feud between Lady Catherine and Elizabeth is based upon Elizabeth's inferior training by Chinese monks (Lady Catherine was trained by the Japanese) ... the final confrontation between Lady C and Lizzy is a duel to the death (the outcome of said duel -- and what doens't happen -- is what gives Darcy reason to hope) ... the different endings created for Wickham, Mr. Collins and Charlotte.
There are "raw" sections (the "co-author" is after all a man) and gross sections (there are zombies in this book) but I laughed -- and I do believe we are meant to laugh at it.
The publisher is running 24/7 and still is having difficulty keeping-up with demand. It opened at No. 3 on the NY Times Best Seller List (and is still on it).
I think I've become a fan of the "success story" of a small, independent publisher. Hollywood wants this book (Natalie Portman has been cast as Elizabeth Bennett in the film adaptation -- release date 2011), larger publishers tried to buy the book from Quirk Books (stating it wouldn't be able to keep-up with demand -- they were right)
Also, Seth Graham-Smith has just signed a six-figure two-book deal with Grand Central. The first book will be Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a re-imagined biography of the president (if he were a vampire hunter).
I laughed when I read the following on the below-listed blog:
"In case you thought the diehard Janeites were the ones to be won over in this meeting of the genres, consider this: not all zombie fans have a taste for 19th-century literature. As demonstrated in this comment from the horror novel discussion site Shocklines, “So far I’m not tempted to slog through the other 80% of the book in order to enjoy the zombies.” Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow had the same problem. “I found myself skimming, skipping larger and larger chunks of text to get to the zombie sequences, desperate to escape the claustrophobic drawing-room chatter of Austen’s characters with a little beheading, disemboweling and derring-do.”
http://bookpage.wordpress.com/2009/05...
LOL!! So much for expanding one's reading !!!



I found it witty, funny and had some of the best one liners. For example, a scene that talks about Mrs. Bennett wiping crumbs off of Mr. Darcy's trousers while Lizzy just sits there letting it happen.

As much as I want to read this book, I think he's more eager.
LOL!



Do you think Austen would be flattered?

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Given the fact she struggled for respect and money while pursuing her love of writing, Yes I think she would be loving every minute of having her name known and the royalty checks.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZVE5...
the official book trailer




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZVE5...
the official book trailer"
Can't wait for this one too!




I posted the trailer for the book S/S/Seamonsters up a few. It gets a Sept 15th 2009 release

I heard there was going to be a 'Mansfield Park and Mummies', has anyone heard this?

I haven't heard about this but it sounds interesting! =D


It seems that the whole idea of re-writing these classics are securing them a bunch of new authors. At this rate, one novel every six months is going to keep things interesting for the next few years.
I tried to read this book, but just wasn't impressed. It was like: 1) paraphrase/quote Austen 2) throw in some bizarre zombie fighting 3) invent some text that mimics Austen 4) repeat. I like satire, humor (I'm a big Terry Pratchett fan!), but this story just wasn't funny, clever or even insulting. I can't hate it, like some other Austen "sequels" because I can't get interested enough. The author is pretty weak, in my opinion.
Seth Grahame-Smith does a wonderful job of maintaining the language-style of the period (if you ignore certain references to the male anatomy, that is).
This book is a wonderful independent publisher success story: Hollywood is swooping-in wanting to buy the film rights; larger publishers wanting to buy the title stating Quirk Books (the indie publisher) won't know how to handle to the book properly; and Quirk Books racing to print enpugh copies to keep-up with demand. (Cheers for the underdog!!)
Anyone else reading this?
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies The Classic Regency Romance -- Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!