![]() ![]() ![]() More tend to pop up during the wet season, as the muddy earth makes it easier for them to come to light. A few generations before the book opens, the zombies started appearing in England. There just happens to be zombies, Asian martial arts, and ball jokes thrown in. OK, now that I have that off my chest, let me say that Jane Austen’s work, zombies, and the warrior Bennet sisters all work beautifully together to create one very entertaining listen! The entire framework from the original Pride and Prejudice is there. But over the past year, I have read and watched some zombie fiction so I have warmed up to the ‘ambivalent’ level (which is quite a bit higher than the cold-shouldered Hell no! level at which zombies previously resided in my world). As a biologist, it is hard for me to suspend my disbelief when it comes to reanimating dead flesh (though if an author does it with magic, it is easier for me to ignore my skepticism). I find her works to be silly and inconsequential, full of upper society gossip where the women have very narrow and superficial concerns. Let me start with being upfront about some things: 1) I’ve never been a Jane Austen fan. Series: Book 1 Pride & Prejudice & Zombies ![]()
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