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A review by mimimilaa
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
3.0
I watched this movie a few years ago and I thought that it was just the cutest story, so I wanted to read it. It's been on my TBR for a while, and this book was exactly what I expected it to be. It was weird and cute at the same time; a very interesting take on Romeo and Juliet and forbidden love. It was one of those cutesy reads that you pick up just because you want something a little heart-warming. Oddly enough that's exactly what this book does.
That being said, I cannot bring myself to rate it more than 3.5 stars for two reasons:
1. While I did think it was a cutesy read, I just didn't get a lot of out it. I didn't want to get a lot out it either, that's not what I was expecting. But it's not one of those blow-you-away kind of books which is totally fine. I loved the story but it didn't make me think and I didn't think it was overly impressive, just an interesting new way to think about Romeo and Juliet.
2. While the story is really cute, the writing isn't necessarily impressive. If I hadn't watched the movie before reading the book, I may not have even finished this book. At about 150 pages in, I just kind of wanted to power through it and get the story over with because I just wasn't a fan of the way it was written. I can't exactly pinpoint why that is, but it just wasn't my style.
I still think this story is so adorable, but I honestly prefer the movie version of this story rather than the book. I think it translated into a movie very well and it just didn't drag like it did in the book.
That being said, I cannot bring myself to rate it more than 3.5 stars for two reasons:
1. While I did think it was a cutesy read, I just didn't get a lot of out it. I didn't want to get a lot out it either, that's not what I was expecting. But it's not one of those blow-you-away kind of books which is totally fine. I loved the story but it didn't make me think and I didn't think it was overly impressive, just an interesting new way to think about Romeo and Juliet.
2. While the story is really cute, the writing isn't necessarily impressive. If I hadn't watched the movie before reading the book, I may not have even finished this book. At about 150 pages in, I just kind of wanted to power through it and get the story over with because I just wasn't a fan of the way it was written. I can't exactly pinpoint why that is, but it just wasn't my style.
I still think this story is so adorable, but I honestly prefer the movie version of this story rather than the book. I think it translated into a movie very well and it just didn't drag like it did in the book.