Either there were bad versions (typos, cropping, etc) of the work printed in paperback or it's talking about the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; and Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters.

> Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

I own this. It is so delightfully well executed that I cannot help but be impressed. And yet it is somewhat appalling in that I cannot bring myself to read more than a few chapters.

Just as the settings and context of Jane Austen novels can be compelling, the settings and context of Pride Prejudice and Zombies can be simply unbearable.

I actually read Pride & Prejudice because I heard about Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, and thought it sounded hilarious, but wanted to understand the background and changes, rather than go in blind.

It took me over a year to get through P&P but it's now a favourite that I've enjoyed in many other mediums (The Lizzie Bennett Diaries[1] being the highlight).

P&P&Z, on the other hand, I found heartily disappointing, and impossibly tiring to read. I ended up listening to the audiobook instead, which made it a bit more palatable. There were a few good sections, but overall I wasn't much of a fan. That said, the movie is far worse, doing away with the little that was good about the book.

[1](https://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet)

I've got a copy of P,P&Z, and to be honest I like it more as an aesthetic piece to go in the book collection than a serious read of any sort. It's got a nice hardcover, looks nice in the collection, and it's not too bad as a conversation piece.

Agree, it's hard to read through. But I don't regret buying it for it's own silliness.

A friend who read it described it as "okay, but too much Pride & Prejudice and not enough zombies."

I'd think that they mean "appalling paperback editions" purely in contrast to "fine uniform and collector’s editions".