Is there anyone, anywhere who was not forced to read Pride and Prejudice as a child?

I’m sure that you would not be able to find anyone in Australia who hasn’t read it - and I suspect that even on Lincoln Island a copy washed ashore and Harbert was forced to read and write a book report on bits of plants penned in his own blood.

That said, I enjoyed the book when it was an enforced part of my schools curriculum, and can assure you that the addition of zombies to this fiction only improves the story.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a story about a young girl, Elizabeth, who trained in the deadly arts both in England and trips to the Orient - has her social world turned upside down by the arrival of Mr Darcy, a haughty and arrogant eligible bachelor. And Zombies.

The Meat

You wouldn’t think this story could actually work, but it does -the fusion of the epic courtship of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy set in an olde zombie overridden England results in a book which is more than a zombie book gimmick - and becomes a very an entertaining story in its own right.

There are also illustrations, fantastic old style print illustrations of important plot points during the story. These illustrations add so much to this book, they not only re-enforce important imagery but their style also immerses the reader into the time period that the book was set.

Most importantly the co-author (Seth Grahame-Smith) has also managed to retain the Free Indirect Speach used in the original book by Jane Austen, which ensures the charm and actual point of the original story remains.

The Bones

As the book retains the character and style of the original, if you found the first one hard to read - your going to have trouble making your way through this one as well.

The Taste

Get yourself a copy - because its not only a good story, but it would look great on your coffee table.