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What could "the appalling paperback editions" possibly mean?

fnord123 9y ago
Either there were bad versions (typos, cropping, etc) of the work printed in paperback or it's talking about the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; and Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters.
- LeifCarrotson 9y ago
  > Pride and Prejudice and Zombies I own this. It is so delightfully well executed that I cannot help but be impressed. And yet it is somewhat appalling in that I cannot bring myself to read more than a few chapters. Just as the settings and context of Jane Austen novels can be compelling, the settings and context of Pride Prejudice and Zombies can be simply unbearable.
  - nitemice 9y ago
    I actually read Pride & Prejudice because I heard about Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, and thought it sounded hilarious, but wanted to understand the background and changes, rather than go in blind. It took me over a year to get through P&P but it's now a favourite that I've enjoyed in many other mediums (The Lizzie Bennett Diaries[1] being the highlight). P&P&Z, on the other hand, I found heartily disappointing, and impossibly tiring to read. I ended up listening to the audiobook instead, which made it a bit more palatable. There were a few good sections, but overall I wasn't much of a fan. That said, the movie is far worse, doing away with the little that was good about the book. [1](https://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet https://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet)
    - King-Aaron 9y ago
      I've got a copy of P,P&Z, and to be honest I like it more as an aesthetic piece to go in the book collection than a serious read of any sort. It's got a nice hardcover, looks nice in the collection, and it's not too bad as a conversation piece. Agree, it's hard to read through. But I don't regret buying it for it's own silliness.
  - taneq 9y ago
    A friend who read it described it as "okay, but too much Pride & Prejudice and not enough zombies."
- khedoros1 9y ago
  I'd think that they mean "appalling paperback editions" purely in contrast to "fine uniform and collector’s editions".

Either there were bad versions (typos, cropping, etc) of the work printed in paperback or it's talking about the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; and Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters.

LeifCarrotson 9y ago
> Pride and Prejudice and Zombies I own this. It is so delightfully well executed that I cannot help but be impressed. And yet it is somewhat appalling in that I cannot bring myself to read more than a few chapters. Just as the settings and context of Jane Austen novels can be compelling, the settings and context of Pride Prejudice and Zombies can be simply unbearable.
- nitemice 9y ago
  I actually read Pride & Prejudice because I heard about Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, and thought it sounded hilarious, but wanted to understand the background and changes, rather than go in blind. It took me over a year to get through P&P but it's now a favourite that I've enjoyed in many other mediums (The Lizzie Bennett Diaries[1] being the highlight). P&P&Z, on the other hand, I found heartily disappointing, and impossibly tiring to read. I ended up listening to the audiobook instead, which made it a bit more palatable. There were a few good sections, but overall I wasn't much of a fan. That said, the movie is far worse, doing away with the little that was good about the book. [1](https://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet https://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet)
  - King-Aaron 9y ago
    I've got a copy of P,P&Z, and to be honest I like it more as an aesthetic piece to go in the book collection than a serious read of any sort. It's got a nice hardcover, looks nice in the collection, and it's not too bad as a conversation piece. Agree, it's hard to read through. But I don't regret buying it for it's own silliness.
- taneq 9y ago
  A friend who read it described it as "okay, but too much Pride & Prejudice and not enough zombies."
khedoros1 9y ago
I'd think that they mean "appalling paperback editions" purely in contrast to "fine uniform and collector’s editions".