Pride and Prejudice and What?

I am the first to admit that I went through a phase in high school where I read all of Jane Austin's classics as well as the Bronte sisters, completely lost in the romance of high English society, forever forming impossible standards for all real men to fall short of. While I still love Austin, I am not such a purist that I can't admit that Austin could be freshened up. Much to my delight, Seth Grahame-Smith also thought that Austin could be modernized and his product is the wonderful book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Yes, and Zombies...

When I heard about this book, the idea was so ludicrous that I absolutely had to get it. I read the book here and there over two days, and found it to be a lovely read. I often found myself actually laughing out loud at an unexpected and hilarious addition to the plot. A great majority of the book is the original text, (notice that Grahame-Smith is a co-author with Austin) although much condensed - with a generous sprinkling of zombie induced gore. Elizabeth, a strong character in the original, has a new depth of strength as she is a Shaolin trained zombie fighting ninja. As ridiculous as this might sound, the book is written in such as way that the zombie addition strengthens but does not change the characters original identity, and P&P&Z remains entirely true to the original main plot points, so don't worry about loss of integrity.

I will not try to explain the book only more, I will only say that for some people this is a must read - for others - save yourself the indignation. In order to help you figure out if this book is for you, I give you a list of those who should and should not read this book.

Those who should read P&P&Z:

1. Men - you may now read P&P without the demasculization, and with actual enjoyment.
2. People who tried to read P&P, but could never make it through - it's only 250 pages and has pictures!
3. Students required to read the original P&P - the ultimate spark notes
   
4. Austin Fanatics (with sense of humor) - you will appreciate this more than any others, the new twists will have you laughing darn hard.

Those who should not read P&P&Z:

1. Austin Fanatics (without sense of humor) - you will be irate about the "defiling of art"
   
2. Pretentious people - you'll consider this "base, uneducated humor" and be offended by America's dumbing down of the classics.

Enjoy!