One of my favourite people suggested I write a blog about zombies, and whilst they can be very entertaining in a grotesque flesh-eating way, I was reminded of a hideous book I recently tried to read. “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance Now With Ultra Violent Zombie Mayhem”.
As dedicated readers of this blog will know, I am a lover of anything Jane Austen. I love the whole regency era. The customs, language, dances and love stories all fill me with a warm fuzzy feeling and I gladly read any Jane Austen related spin off written.
This book however, was complete and utter rubbish.
It was unlikely enough that Mr Darcy was a time traveller from present day who actually fell in love with Jane Austen (another Jane Austen spin-off), but ZOMBIES?? Attacking the good people of Meryton and England?
Reading one scene, the first dance at Meryton to be precise, where Darcy mutters the immortal words “She is tolerable I suppose”, I sat aghast as zombies attacked and the Bennett sisters drew daggers from their garters and fought back. Mr Darcy, as is his disposition, just stood by. It was then that I shut the book firmly, went to my happy place and pretended that the whole dreadful experience had never occurred.
My strong recommendation to you dear readers is if you are ever tempted to read this book, to slap yourself really hard until the thought goes away.
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