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ladyhippolyta's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting- and oddly philosophical- take on the zombie genre. Loved it!
ellipsiscool's review against another edition
5.0
I am not a zombie fan. Never have been. This book is almost an anti-zombie look at zombies. We get inside the head of a "zombie" named R. He is all things considered, besides the fact he is a walking dead man, not really a "zombie." His thoughts are rather deep, he enjoys vinyl because the sound is more "alive," he likes to ride the escalators because they seem to be going somewhere, and he has a friend named M.
Basically he eats some guy's brain and R falls in love with the woman the eat-ee was in love with and miraculously she accepts R as a friend and as they get closer, R gets closer to humanity.
This book was great. I generally detest the zombie genre of hopeless killing and blood squirting in all directions, but here what we are seeing is hope, from all directions and I love that it's written from the zombie's point of view, although at times it's pretty emo.
There are things I really appreciate, the fact that both "sides" are pretty hopeless in the beginning. We see things in the zombie hive that re pretty gruesome, but then later see them replicated almost exactly by the humans. Really the "good" guys, the humans, seem to have lost hope entirely except for a couple of "lights." It's the zombies that realize it's not over yet and they have to convince the humans it's not over yet.
Basically he eats some guy's brain and R falls in love with the woman the eat-ee was in love with and miraculously she accepts R as a friend and as they get closer, R gets closer to humanity.
This book was great. I generally detest the zombie genre of hopeless killing and blood squirting in all directions, but here what we are seeing is hope, from all directions and I love that it's written from the zombie's point of view, although at times it's pretty emo.
There are things I really appreciate, the fact that both "sides" are pretty hopeless in the beginning. We see things in the zombie hive that re pretty gruesome, but then later see them replicated almost exactly by the humans. Really the "good" guys, the humans, seem to have lost hope entirely except for a couple of "lights." It's the zombies that realize it's not over yet and they have to convince the humans it's not over yet.
jgurniak's review against another edition
5.0
There are so many paranormal romances and so many zombie books. So many that they all start to become the same thing over and over again.
The concept of Warm Bodies is both amusing and twisted. It's about a zombie who sees a teenage boys memories while eating his brain and the memories involve a girl named Julie. R, the zombie, finds Julie and brings her back to the airport where he lives.
If you, like me, have a morbid sense of humour then I guarantee you will devour this novel.
I loved everything about it and the movie is also fantastic.
Recommended for all!
The concept of Warm Bodies is both amusing and twisted. It's about a zombie who sees a teenage boys memories while eating his brain and the memories involve a girl named Julie. R, the zombie, finds Julie and brings her back to the airport where he lives.
If you, like me, have a morbid sense of humour then I guarantee you will devour this novel.
I loved everything about it and the movie is also fantastic.
Recommended for all!
candacekell's review against another edition
5.0
Very different from the movie, but I still loved it.
marysbookcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
xantaranth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nathalyalvarez's review against another edition
3.0
Me gusto pero no lo ame. Aclaremos que odio los zombies y me encuentro a mi misma leyendo este libro para prepararme para cuando vea la película
Odie todo el tiempo que pase leyendo este libro, no es que sea un mal libro porque definitivamente no lo es. Incluso esta muy bien escrito. La historia es un poco creepy para mi gusta ya que leer desde la perspectiva de un zombie es algo nuevo para mi. Todo lo que pensaba R era tan extraño y me gusto, la forma en que estaba narrado fue muy sencilla e hizo que leer este libro fuera mas soportable. No es una lectura pesada (gracias a Dios), pero en algunas partes era tan normal pero en algunas partes las cosas eran tan irónicas, cosas como:
Estoy muerto, pero no es tan malo. He aprendido a vivir con ello.
Osea, esta muerto, y aprendió a VIVIR con ello. Ok, no es gracioso. Pero no lo supero.
Lo que mas me gusto de todo fue el final. Esta es la segunda vez que leo un libro post-apocalíptico el cual tiene un buen final, un milagro de la vida.
La única objeción que tengo es que pienso que este libro seria mas o menos mejor si tuviera un punto de vista alternativo entre R y Julie.
P.S: Isaac Marion, estoy segura que si tus libros no fueran sobre zombies, estaría enamorada de ellos.
marcus_reads's review against another edition
5.0
awesome book, really refreshing to read a zombie story from the zombies perspective although it's sad to realise R has better relationship's than me haha. I think there could of been more of the present story in there instead of all of Perry's flash backs but good none the less XD
secamimom's review against another edition
4.0
I never thought I would love a zombie. But R has changed my mind. Right when I started this book I began to think about a lot of things. Can zombies really communicate like that? Do they really do those things? (You know...if they were real.) I loved this book so much that it changed my mind on how I might react during a zombie apocalypse...you know, if one ever happens. LOL
nagisasigh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5