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It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a potentially brilliant/interesting/funny idea, poorly executed, was probably done as an Emerson College senior project.
At least that is an inside joke that my sister, an Emerson alum, and I have had for years. I was not surprised to hear that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was written by an Emerson alum. Nor was I surprised that it is so popular. The idea is positively hilarious.
I’m no Austen purist, as shown by my benign tolerance of other P&P “spin offs.” I think Ms. Austen had enough imagination to appreciate this humorous use of her work, and she had the kind of sensibility that would make her likely to enjoy a good zombie story. Unfortunately I don’t think she would want to be given credit for this book (she’s listed as a coauthor) because it really isn’t a good zombie story.
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