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Apr 12, 2009 00:57

Here it is, the night before Easter, which is technically the High Holy Day of my faith (although we seem to put more emphasis on Christmas for some odd reason)

...and I have zombies on the brain. No disrespect or blasphemy meant to the Cornerstone of the Church, of course; this has more to do with my recent reading material.

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sar_kaz_m April 12 2009, 23:25:48 UTC

but the thing that turned this book into "I MUST HAVE IT EVEN AT HARDCOVER PRICE!" was the characterization of Lady Catherine as a world-class ninja.

SPORFLE! OK I literally did a long drawn out snort/sporfle at that characterization!

I've already made the "no thanks" decision on the Marvel Comics adaptation, but THIS.... THIS might be worth the price of admission....

roku_kyu April 13 2009, 02:32:18 UTC

Well, I can't be sure until I've read the book myself, but if it ends up being as much fun as it sounds, I'll definitely let you know!

Maybe this is one way to make the wedding go smoother for you--picture half the guests as zombies, the other half as ninjas, and you and the Ranger as zombie-ninja fighters! Hee!

sar_kaz_m April 13 2009, 12:55:40 UTC

Near as I can tell, half the guest list ARE zombies.... ;p

nekonezumi April 13 2009, 23:50:42 UTC

I was really excited to hear about the Jane Austen book until I got to the part where you explain that it borrows the original text word for word! :( I'd find it much more interesting, and I suppose more "deserving" of being read, if it was a complete zombie rewriting. I think a good author both has good ideas and carries them out well in his or her own words, and this idea, while a good one, seems like it would prove nothing about the author's real talent. But I'll await your judgment. ^_ ( ... )

roku_kyu April 14 2009, 01:28:45 UTC

I can't say I disagree with you, having not read the material myself. It's too bad that they don't have a literary equivalent label of "music arranger." This sounds to me like taking a Broadway hit and rescoring it for a jazz ensemble; the original notes are there but the music has a different sound and feeling.

Once I get my paws on this, I'll let you know if it is a pale ripoff of the original work, or if it is an arrangement that actually works.