Sunday, April 11, 2010

book ends



I recently finished two books : Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Smith.

Beautiful Creatures started out slow but the storyline was good. A gothic novel that has interesting twists and turns. Though quite dark, there are bits of humor injected that makes it less serious and light.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was quite a read. I haven't read the original Austen classic (since I am quite intimidated by the classics =P), but now I would like to grab one and read it (more to compare it with the zombies version). I really had fun reading the book =). There exists an interesting contrast between the writing style and what it describes (imagine a katana-wielding heroine wearing a long dress while battling and beheading zombies in the english countryside while speaking in the old english tongue). For me, this adds to the charm of the book. I can't actually wait to read the prequel = Dawn of the Dreadfuls.