Between the Pages is, in a way, a mash-up of topics and ideas which are included in the full spectrum of all books written. Have you ever wondered, though, about the strangeness of some of the things which are mixed and mashed together?
I am a great fan of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. Imagine my dismay (and possible delight) when I encountered the book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith.
Zombies are their own genre! Sure, they might be mixed with vampires, or werewolves, or other creature which go bump in the dark. But ..... what is this? Mr. Darcy! No!
It's great.
I don't know how or why it works, but work it does.What great (or even not so great) novel have you read and then encountered it in a mash-up? Were you horrified, delighted, astonished or disgusted? What is the name of the original book, who wrote it, what is the name of the mash-up and who wrote that? Tell us!
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