Sorry I have to disagree with most...I loved it. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: The addition of zombies can only make anything better...:) ( )

Enjoyed the addition of the zombies but they went too far on the martial arts aspect. Nothing wrong with learning combat arts from England. But making them where the arts were like over the top Kung Fu films ruined the cool aspect of this different concept of the old classic. For me anyway... ( )

I wanted to like this book, but all I found was a disappointment. Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is arguably her best novel. The efficiency of plot, in particular, creates a challenge to anyone attempting to insert zombies. But Seth Grahame-Smith does just that. His contributions, the sparse occurrences of 'ultraviolent zombie mayhem,' clash with the Regency Period prose, essentially substitute riches with beauty or training in the deadly arts, and pervert the story's primary romance. Jane Austen would undoubtedly enjoy this novel if it was convincing, but instead she's probably rolling in her grave. Save your brain! Read the original. ( )

As what is being called a quirky classic, this has Miss Elizabeth Bennett, her family, Mr. Darcy and other characters that we know from the original Pride and Prejudice, but it is strange, different and even funny. I spent most of the book trying to remember the original story and then compare it to what was happening at the time regardless of the zombies. Had a difficult time getting in to it, it didn’t hold my attention as well as I expected it to. While it was funny, it also seemed a bit disjointed, maybe because of the addition of the ‘unmentionables’ or zombies. The flow seemed to stutter every once in a while which distracted me with the wording of it all. While it is a great concept and a funny addition to any reading list, it was not something I would ever re-read. I am a fan of the original Miss Bennett and Mr. Darcy romance and found this to be either to similar or to different - at differing times of the story. I was hoping for a much more “happy medium” between the original and the outrageously weird idea of zombies at Pemberley. Almost makes me want to pull out my copy of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice just to remember how much I liked the story, without the blood and gore. ( )

Zombie fans and Jane Austen fans unite! Or perhaps not, as I suspect this novel will make neither group entirely happy.

I fall in the latter category, and card-carrying Austen buff, reader of all her novels (except Northanger Abbey, which I never could get through) and movie-version expert (I enjoy many versions, but the BBC's P&P will always reign supreme in my heart). Having said that, I enjoy a good zombie story, if told with humor, and this one is. Overall, it seemed like a funny concept, a new way to reread a book I've certainly paged through more than once already.

And it *is* a fun idea. There are some snicker-worthy moments, such as Mr. Collins' fate and Kitty & Lydia's reaction to their sister's abduction, not to mention much racier repartee between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy than could be found in the original.

Cute idea... but I'm just not sure it sustains the whole book. If I didn't enjoy P&P itself so much, I would have put this down long before finishing it. The joke gets overdone, at a certain point. And by the same token, as a zombie thriller with some Jane Austen thrown in, I doubt there's really enough undead-hijinks to keep those readers glued to the page.

But for the Austen devotees, at least, I'd still recommend it. It's a new, different way to experience Jane, at least. And if nothing else, the study guide questions, at the end, are brilliant. ("Many critics have addressed the dual nature of Elizabeth's personality. On one hand, she can be a savage, remorseless killer. On the other hand, she can be tender and merciful. In your opinion, which of these best represents the real Elizabeth?" and "Does Mrs. Bennet have a single redeeming quality?" are a few of the gems found therein.) ( )