Review: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Title: Warm Bodies

Author: Isaac Marion

Publication Date: October 2010

Hardcover: 239 Pages

Stand Alone or Series: Series

How I Got This Book: Purchased


R is a young man with an existential crisis--he is a zombie. He shuffles through an America destroyed by war, social collapse, and the mindless hunger of his undead comrades, but he craves something more than blood and brains. He can speak just a few grunted syllables, but his inner life is deep, full of wonder and longing. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse. Just dreams.

After experiencing a teenage boy's memories while consuming his brain, R makes an unexpected choice that begins a tense, awkward, and strangely sweet relationship with the victim's human girlfriend. Julie is a burst of vibrant color in the otherwise dreary and gray landscape that R lives in. His decision to protect her will transform not only R, but his fellow Dead, and perhaps their whole lifeless world.


So, a lot of book reviewers have been coming out with reviews on Warm Bodies because of the fact that it has been turned into a movie. This is one of the main reasons I picked this book up. I was very drawn to the trailer when I first saw it back in December. After I recieved a Barnes & Noble gift card and realized that it was a book I scurried to order it.

To start off with, let's talk about the good. This book has a very original and romantic plot. Most zombie books make the zombies the bad guys but this book seemed to dwell a bit deeper and showed you the destroyed world from a zombie's perspective.  It shows that every bad situation always has something good in it, which in this case is R.

R has a very cool personality. He is really sweet and caring and is actually TRYING to be humane. Most of the other zombies in this book are just sort of walking around with no thoughts. I also really enjoyed Julie's character. She shows that women can be pretty tough. I love her character development throughout the book, as well as her and R's relationship growth.

Now, for the bad. The climax of the book seems to come REALLY late in this book. Like, 40-50 pages left in the book late. Also, the "climax" was very short and relatively uneventful. Honestly, I expected this kick butt fight scene but it ended up being pretty chill and short. The book kind of just goes along like a river. No crazy twists or anything but, besides that, the book was pretty good.

With all of that said, I am going to give this book... 4 stars! A pretty good book with a very different and intersesting plot. I would reccomend this book to everyone. I definitely want to pick up the prequels to this book, as well as the next book coming out in 2014!
                                                 

                                    Happy Reading :)