Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies, #1)

by Isaac Marion

A zombie who yearns for a better life ends up falling in love with a human, in this original debut novel. R is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he has dreams. He doesn't enjoy killing people; he enjoys riding escalators and listening to Frank Sinatra. He is a little different from his fellow Dead. Not just another zombie novel, this is funny, scary, and deeply moving.

Reviewed by stefu1 on

5 of 5 stars

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I'm kinda rusty at reviews so I'll do it in bullet format

~To be honest, I love anything that involves zombies so I was all for a Zombie Romance book.

~I was one of the people who watched the movie before I read the book so I went in expecting a fru fur book
~It was not, and It was even better.

~The book was way more realistic than the movie and was a lot more darker. The book also seems to have a more emphasis on family and community that the movies does
~In the book, it was also more slow passed, but you did get to "hear" R's thoughts better and more eloquently than in the movie.
~it's sadder than the movie like when R's wife cheats on him and when Julie's dad refuses to accept the change and dies with that belief
~It's more compassionate and loving in the friendship and family aspect Like when R thinks about the safety of his adopted children and M

~In some ways the movie was a lot cleaner than the book *hint hint*
~There is a physical difference in R he wears slacks and a tie instead of jeans and a hoodie and keeps his hair in better shape

but all in all I really liked this book and think it was pretty great.

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