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A review by thepetitepunk
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
3.0
Warm Bodies was my favorite movie in middle school. I had wanted to read the book it was based off of ever since, but the reviews warning me of zombie sex were too alarming for my child self.
Good news! I honestly wasn’t too perturbed by the zombie sex. Don’t take that sentence out of context.
I’ll just straight out say it right away: I did enjoy the movie better. The tone of the movie was much more humorous and lovable. It smoothed over the ridiculous parts of the plot because hey, it’s just a silly little deathly love story! This may have been due to the audiobook’s narrator, but there was significantly less laugh-out-loud moments in the book, which is what I liked so much about the movie.
This book was still decent though. The beginning was a bit slow but the second half was much better. I had a couple “Really? That’s as creative as you can get?” moments regarding the execution of the plot, but otherwise, fine, good for R for picking up chicks even when he’s dead.
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≪reading 31 books for 31 days of january≫
╰┈➤ 1. all that's left in the world by erik j. brown
╰┈➤ 2. the female of the species by mindy mcginnis
╰┈➤ 3. the battle of the labyrinth by rick riordan
╰┈➤ 4. exit west by mohsin hamid
╰┈➤ 5. don't call us dead by danez smith
╰┈➤ 6. warm bodies by isaac marion
Good news! I honestly wasn’t too perturbed by the zombie sex. Don’t take that sentence out of context.
I’ll just straight out say it right away: I did enjoy the movie better. The tone of the movie was much more humorous and lovable. It smoothed over the ridiculous parts of the plot because hey, it’s just a silly little deathly love story! This may have been due to the audiobook’s narrator, but there was significantly less laugh-out-loud moments in the book, which is what I liked so much about the movie.
This book was still decent though. The beginning was a bit slow but the second half was much better. I had a couple “Really? That’s as creative as you can get?” moments regarding the execution of the plot, but otherwise, fine, good for R for picking up chicks even when he’s dead.
✧ ✧ ✧
≪reading 31 books for 31 days of january≫
╰┈➤ 1. all that's left in the world by erik j. brown
╰┈➤ 2. the female of the species by mindy mcginnis
╰┈➤ 3. the battle of the labyrinth by rick riordan
╰┈➤ 4. exit west by mohsin hamid
╰┈➤ 5. don't call us dead by danez smith
╰┈➤ 6. warm bodies by isaac marion