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[roku_kyu]

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.

Comments

[nekonezumi]

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. ^_~

Then again, I suppose it would be interesting to see how the author creates Lady Catherine as a ninja while still adhering to 85% of the original text. Like, are there clues in the original text that one could use as a double-entendre (i.e., can be taken in a new light with the newly added zombie context), or will there be words added to the original text, and not just sections/paragraphs inserted? The first option strikes me as far more clever, if it could be pulled off, but much more difficult, as well. Still, I'm not sold on the fact that this author deserves author status. It's more like he's a particularly severe editor, changing some parts and adding others. *shrug*

[roku_kyu]

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.