I can't believe the sudden flooding of supernatural classics . Really - I can't (this image doesn't even represent all of them)! Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was interesting and fresh - but Jane Slayre! Seriously? If you look closely - the classics are written by two authors - the original and a contemporary. I wasn't a big fan of PPZ. Truth be known - I'm not a big fan of classics. I think they're a snooze fest and way too difficult to read with their antiquated speech. I realize this shallow-mindedness is my loss - but I'm okay with that. I don't get it - I don't get this new trend at all. I wonder if it's a way to get people like me to read the classics in some form with a modern twist similar to putting sugar in medicine for kids. I'm not buying it - not at all. Wait - before I become a complete hypocrite - I'm more than curious about Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. I might need to buy that one. I just need a guinea pig to read it first - I have one in mind. So that's my random musing for today. I'm awaiting some interesting news in the next couple of days. Despite the fact I have no expectations (safer that way), I'm a little giddy. I hope everyone has a nice Wednesday. Until then...
I'm still waiting for a copy of PPZ to become available at my library, so I can't say yet what I think of the trend in actual execution, and I suspect you're right that it's gotten a little out of hand.
ReplyDeleteBut Jane Slayre sounds utterly fascinating. I actually reread Jane Eyre a little over a year ago because I wanted to compare my impressions of Bella from Twilight with my impressions of Jane, and I found that Jane is much more of a Buffy-type character than a Bella-type. So I'm glad you brought that one to my attention, because I think I'll skip PPZ (didn't like the original so much, anyway) and go straight to Jane Slayre.