Marsha
Jul 19th, 2010

Zombies

Years ago, Jan taught me the adage “There’s no movie that can’t be improved by adding ninjas to it–even movies that already have ninjas.” After reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, I can’t help but wonder if the same can’t be said of literature and zombies. Not that Austen’s original work had any zombies in it to begin with. (Well, maybe Mr. Collins…) In addition to dramatically upping the zombie quotient of the original P&J, this book also inserts some eyebrow-raising humor that may very well have shocked Austen’s first readers. For example:

She remembered the lead ammunition in her pocket and offered it to him. “Your balls, Mr. Darcy?” He reached out and closed her hand around them, and offered, “They belong to you, Miss Bennet.”

If you can get past the idea that the Bennet sisters studied “the deadly arts” of zombie slaying with Shaolin masters in China (maybe reading this just-published prequel can put your mind at ease on that topic), the juxtaposition of seeing them bound by social mores and scenes in which they eviscerate the undead makes for a fun read.

One Response to “Zombies”

  1. # Chrison 19 Jul 2010 at 8:54 am

    I think Wuthering Heights already has a zombie cast…

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