Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters

Readers of the novel “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” which kicked off the whole Austen-horror-mashup literary craze, may Are those characters also slain by pirates? Is Monsieur Pierre a symbol for something? Name three other well-known works of Western literature that feature orangutan valets. Have you ever been romantically involved with someone who turned out to be a sea witch?ġ0. Which would be worse: being eaten by a shark or consumed by the acidic stomach juice of a sand-shambling man-o’-war?Ĩ. Have you ever been “attacked by giant lobsters,” either figuratively or literally?ĥ. In “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” painful personal setbacks often occur at the same moment as sea-monster attacks, suggesting a metaphorical linkage of “monsters” with the pains of romantic disappointment forĮxample, Marianne is rebuffed by Willoughby at Hydra-Z precisely as the giant mutant lobsters are staging their mutiny. But given that it’s a satirical work that combines Austen’s original text with sinister, tentacled creatures, its living co-author hasĭecided to have a little fun with the questions.Īmong the discussion topics that Mr. These days, it seems, any book that stands a chance of being read by more than five people must include a reader’s discussion guide: a set of proposed questions at the back of the book for lazy book-group leadersĪnd readers too timid to start conversations on their own.Įven the coming novel “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” by Jane Austen and Ben H. Quirk Books The cover of “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” by Jane Austen and Ben H.

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters