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A review by kasiej
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
4.0
I'll admit I hadn't heard of this book until hearing about the movie. Well, I decided to read the book first and luckily I wasn't disappointed in either one.
Starting out, it became apparent rather quickly that the story was a bit darker than I had assumed.
R makes a good point, as is the norm for this novel. You follow his inner monologue throughout the story since he's unable to utter more than a moan or groan. The zombie apocalypse has come to fruition but R has no idea why, so the reader also has no idea why. Normally this would bother me but it fits the narrative.
Normally I don't indulge in fictional zombies (sorry R). Zombies have become extremely over rated. Thank you Walking Dead. I remember about 4-5 years back I was reading The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks (which I loved btw, very practical and informative) at work and people were blatantly laughing at me. Now people laugh and gawk at me when they learn I don't watch The Walking Dead. Luckily Warm Bodies was quite a bit different than I anticipated.
First off, the writing was thick with philosophy. R may have been a zombie but he was quite intelligent and curious. His internal musings didn't leave me yearning for more explanation because he was very intuitive.
The best part of Warm Bodies was that nothing sparkled. There was no fluff. He ate people and it was violent. The leading man was a zombie, the enemy was both the military and skeleton cult, the leading lady a retired teen prostitute, and the world had crumbled in on it's self. Gritty and real.
Julie was no-nonsense and acted as the human counterpart to R. She was strong, confident and saw R in a way that no one else did. The romance between the two was unexpected but a little corny. Especially the way it ended.
To sum it up I really liked the book. Honestly I'm pretty late on this review so I apologize if my writing is scattered. Warm Bodies get's 4 stars and I've already recommended it to a few people. I also watched the movie which I'll review as well.
Starting out, it became apparent rather quickly that the story was a bit darker than I had assumed.
“What wonderful thing didn't start out scary?” - R
R makes a good point, as is the norm for this novel. You follow his inner monologue throughout the story since he's unable to utter more than a moan or groan. The zombie apocalypse has come to fruition but R has no idea why, so the reader also has no idea why. Normally this would bother me but it fits the narrative.
Normally I don't indulge in fictional zombies (sorry R). Zombies have become extremely over rated. Thank you Walking Dead. I remember about 4-5 years back I was reading The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks (which I loved btw, very practical and informative) at work and people were blatantly laughing at me. Now people laugh and gawk at me when they learn I don't watch The Walking Dead. Luckily Warm Bodies was quite a bit different than I anticipated.
First off, the writing was thick with philosophy. R may have been a zombie but he was quite intelligent and curious. His internal musings didn't leave me yearning for more explanation because he was very intuitive.
“In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words to reach the highest cathedral ceilings and paint my thoughts. But when I open my mouth, everything collapses.” - R
The best part of Warm Bodies was that nothing sparkled. There was no fluff. He ate people and it was violent. The leading man was a zombie, the enemy was both the military and skeleton cult, the leading lady a retired teen prostitute, and the world had crumbled in on it's self. Gritty and real.
Julie was no-nonsense and acted as the human counterpart to R. She was strong, confident and saw R in a way that no one else did. The romance between the two was unexpected but a little corny. Especially the way it ended.
To sum it up I really liked the book. Honestly I'm pretty late on this review so I apologize if my writing is scattered. Warm Bodies get's 4 stars and I've already recommended it to a few people. I also watched the movie which I'll review as well.