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What that means, I dunno. Bought the book thinking this would really be a fun read, but very put off and trashed it once read. Not that it's a badly written book and it was done with talent - but unless the story style of the REAL old book this was merged into, is the type that trips your trigger, you will be as unhappy as I was. As always it depends on your own literary tastes.
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This was awesome, much more exciting than the original, although I loved the original very much. The original work is a wonderful story with a great plot. However, the way it was written was terribly slow and I only appreciated it after reading it in a class that dissected it and revealed it's hidden treasures. I think this version was the same except that it boosts you through the slow parts like a cannon with it's crazy additions. It was not scary, it did not make me sick, and it was not too zombified. I felt it was classy and strong. I recommend the book to anyone that tried to read the original version but failed due to the pace.
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I admit that I was very reluctant to read this book. I abhor the abominations that dare call themselves sequels and rewrites of Jane Austen. Embarrassingly enough, I loved this book. I think Jane would have approved of the new and improved Miss Bennet and her katana. I loved Collins and Catherine De Bourgh (the famous slayer of the unmentionables). And even Darcy was made more sexy (is it possible?) by his skills with the sword. It was really a delight to read and I recommend it to any Austen fan that has a sense of humor.
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Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" is a great literary work, but it's also ponderously written (in the style of the times) and, if you're not a fan of elaborate chess-match courtship stories (as I am not) and don't geek out on the subtle details of early-19th century upper-class social interactions (as I do not) there's not a whole lot to hold your interest unless it's assigned reading in your literature class. Adding zombies, ninjas, and lurid depictions of unbridled carnage goes a long way toward broadening the book's appeal, and it took real "braaaains" to integrate the new text into the original so seamlessly. The joke eventually wears a little thin, but it's still more fun than a barrel of zombies. You'll never look at Jane Austen, or cauliflower, quite the same way again.
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Clever dialogue and lots of zombie silliness. A great way to spend a rainy day.
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