Okay, I thought I'd heard it all when Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was released. I also found the prospect of an axe-wielding Queen Victoria rather amusing. But then I learned about the latest strange Jane Austen adaptation and couldn't help but wonder...will it ever stop?!If zombies taking over Austen's classic tale of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy wasn't odd enough for you, them maybe this one - Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters - will be.
Yes. Sea Monsters.
Really.
Here's a little more about the book, which was released in September:
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters is expanded edition of the beloved regency romance--with thrilling all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles which are forever snapping at their heels? With many strange and wonderful illustrations throughout, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters invades the prim and proper world of Jane Austen with the outrageous mythology of Jules Verne, H.P. Lovecraft, Lost, Spongebob Squarepants, Red Lobster, and Popeye the Sailor. Let the monster mash-up begin.
Spongebob Squarepants. There are no words.
So...yay or nay? Are you up for this regency tale mixed with...err...undersea nasties, or is the idea a little too silly? Let us know!
