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.
Re:Jane Austen, on the money
by King-Aaron on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @09:33PM
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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.
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.