Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Death Comes to Pemberley–P.D. James

This is a decent “sequel” to Pride and Prejudice.  Felt like it picked up right where we left off. And also kind of felt like Downton Abbey.  I liked the writing, it was a more readable Jane Austen (I know, I know, what a shit thing to say, but we all know how it isContinue reading “Death Comes to Pemberley–P.D. James”

Summer Reading Startup

I promise I won’t be losing a nut over Jude Deveraux’s books for the top of my summer reading list this whole time. I’ll get it out of the way now and say that she definitely has a bunch that are great for reading on the beach, then again, what love story isn’t great forContinue reading “Summer Reading Startup”

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies–Seth Grahame-Smith

P and P and Z is awesomeness. It’s mostly the classic P and P, with a few zombies thrown in at appropriate times. I liked that Elizabeth cuts up zombies like it’s her job and her and her sisters are notorious zombie killers. It’s like Buffy meshed with P and P.

Emma–Jane Austen

Oiy. Vay. ‘Emma’ is a classic, as all of Janes books are, but for some reason I could not really get into this one. It’s about a young girl of about 21 who thinks she is a great matchmaker and continually tries to set up her friend Harriet Smith with the bachelors of her town.Continue reading “Emma–Jane Austen”