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Warm Bodies

A Novel
Marion, Isaac (Book - 2011)
Average Rating: 2 stars out of 5.
Warm Bodies


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A zombie who yearns for a better life ends up falling in love with a human, in this original debut novel. R is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he has dreams. He doesn't enjoy killing people; he enjoys riding escalators and listening to Frank Sinatra. He is a little different

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A zombie who yearns for a better life ends up falling in love with a human, in this original debut novel. R is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he has dreams. He doesn't enjoy killing people; he enjoys riding escalators and listening to Frank Sinatra. He is a little different from his fellow Dead. Not just another zombie novel, this is funny, scary, and deeply moving.

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Imprint: New York : - Atria Books
Pages: 241
Edition: 1st Atria Books hardcover ed
ISBN: 1439192316
Language: English
Statement of responsibility: Isaac Marion
Characteristics: 241 p. :,ill. ;,24 cm.
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You can just read it online. Why wait? http://www.freebook4u.org/romance/Warm_Bodies/

Apr 02, 2013
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  • mercyme57 rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

R is a zombie. He can’t remember his name so he is down to one letter. R lives in an old airplane and collects pieces of his crumbling civilization. He reminds me of Pixar’s Wall-e. He loves Frank Sinatra and the Beatles and listens to them on old vinyl records. He is in the early stages of decay so he doesn’t look too bad, but he does eat brains. He grunts and groans, he shrugs, and he shuffles in classic zombie fashion. A typical male, he is a man of few words. Although it is hard to be a fan of the walking dead, Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies charmed me and also made me think about what it means to be human. We sometimes need monsters to remind us of our humanity. R points out the irony of being a zombie: “...everything is funny but you can’t smile because your lips have rotted off.” He is dead, but he has learned to live with it. Being dead has relaxed him. I can see R when alive as a crazy-busy, Jerry Maguire-type--always traveling. As a zombie he is wearing a suit and tie as his last fashion statement. It wasn’t a fungus or virus that caused the zombie apocalypse in this novel; it came from a deeper place in us. The Boneys--the skeletons of what is left after humanity decays--are against living. As R succinctly puts it, “Changing.” He meets a girl named Julie who is alive and falls in love. In a Shakespearean moment, we see R & J are star-crossed lovers, and they even have a balcony scene. Her father is definitely against the match--plus another strike against R is that he has eaten the brains of Julie’s boyfriend. But this book is more than boy stumbling then chasing a girl--R goes from wanting change to taking it. The novel’s movie adaptation came out in February and will be available on DVD in June. As the movie poster says of R, “He’s still dead, but he’s getting warmer.”

I am gonna start reading the book now, And I saw the movie twice And it ws AWESOME! It was so good that I want to read the book. Apparently the book is not as good as the movie, But I'm looking forward to it :)

Feb 16, 2013
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  • elewep rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

This book was a really fun read. Because it's a zombie romance, it doesn't take itself too seriously, so know that right off the bat. If you're looking for something light to read that has a little science fiction and humor, this one is for you.

Feb 12, 2013
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  • Kyanite rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Think only vampires and werewolves can pull off the tranformation from monster to tragic romantic heartthrob? Nope - in the hands of the right writer, even a zombie can melt hearts. But what can I say, I'm a sucker for angst ^_^ I loved both the book and the movie. The movie was a little funnier, while the book had more to say (more philosophical). But overall, they're pretty similar, so if you liked one, you should try the other.

Feb 06, 2013
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  • sabine212 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

This is a fantastic book as the critics and fellow authors express their interest .i love this book the plot is cute funny as well as thought provoking as it makes us ask a viral question on what really makes us alive? or human? or warm bodies?

Feb 05, 2013
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  • adamthomasmurphy rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Kind of like The Grapes of Wrath, but better.

Jan 29, 2013
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  • jameehale rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

OMG I love this book. It was funny and sweet, and at times pretty intense. This is a book I may very well purchse myself. I am really looking forward to the movie.

I heard this is a great book to read by so so many reviewers and critics. I heard that there is a movie coming out on the 1st of February with the book title Warm Bodies I've seen the tralier and it looks really good but before that I would really like to read the book to see the comparison to the movie.

I havent read it yet, but I do know the movie is coming out. It seems a little like Twilight :-/ Anyways, I have read some reviews and many people say it isn't that bad, so I am going to give it a try XD

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