Pride and Prejudice and Zombies- Extended

Girls! Pentagram of Death!

Oh the amazingness!! The author of this book has signed a deal to write Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

First of all just let me say how sorry I am that it has taken me so long to make my postings. I don’t have any excuses because I really don’t know what came over me. I blame facebook. Every time I get on my computer I go to facebook just to check real quick to see who else is on and what everyone is up to. I end up getting so distracted that before I know it I’m ready to get off the computer and then I think that I don’t have time to write out my review. But I really am sorry!

Any way so here is my review for Pride And Prejudice And Zombies.

I loved it. It was really funny and extremely well written. There were parts when the additions were very settle and then other parts where it was a little more extreme. But each time I came across one it made me smile and laugh so I enjoyed it. I have since heard that Seth Grahame-Smith has released another version. Like an unedited R version where he elaborates on the gore. Personally I’m not that interested. I enjoyed this one for it’s subtleness.

I also got a kick out of the questions he included in the back of the book. He really is quite clever.

1. I did notice the two halves of Elizabeth through out the book but I didn’t really see that she was more one then the other at any particular part. I mean in the beginning it paints her has simply being a killer. And one would be inclined to assume that is all she was because she had yet to fall in love with Darcy. But that wasn’t all she was. She was still a loyal friend and daughter. She did have mercy and love in her heart in the beginning. And she was still a killer in the end, she just had Mr. Darcy as a partner.

2. It really bothered me that no-one but Elizabeth noticed that Charlotte was changing. The book kind of explains this in the end when Lady Catherine said she had been giving Charlotte something to slow the transformation but why did Darcy notice? I mean here he is saying that one of the reasons he was against Bingley falling for Jane was because he thought she had been bitten when really she was just sick with a cold or whatever. How could he be that cautious about Jane and not Charlotte?

4. I think Wickham has the sorrier future in store for him. It seems to me that Lydia is completely oblivious with her perception of how people see her and her situation. Where as Wickham knows how pathetic their situation is and he is trapped and can’t escape Lydia. I was actually kind of glad at the part when Elizabeth ripped her head off. Even though I couldn’t quite see how he was going to end the story without her. When it turned out to be just a fantasy I was like “Oh, well, it figures”

In the end I think my favorite thing about this book was that it added in all these extra elements that seemed to eliminate the boring sections in the original. And yet by the time it was over it had included every one of my favorite scenes from the original. In fact he even included my favorite line from the original. When Elizabeth is writing to her aunt, telling her how happy she is. She says that she is even happier than Jane, for “she only smiles, I laugh.”

Wow Kate a four day long marathon for Alias that is impressive! I'm in the middle of a True Blood marathon. I only have 3 episodes left but to be honest I'm not that into it. I mean I'll deffinatly finish this first season but I don't see myself watching the next one. I don't know why it is just not captivating me. I really liked Sam in the beginning but now he is just pissing me off because of his behavior towards Sookie and Tara. Jason is just acting like an idiot, although I like Amy. And personaly I think Eric is hotter than Bill but that is just me!