Thursday 30 October 2014

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Marion, Isaac. Warm Bodies: A Novel. New York: Atria Books, 2011. Print.  978-1-4391-9232-0; Paperback; $15.00.

Annotation: 
R is a lonely zombie with a crush on a real live girl he kidnaps and befriends.

Book Talk:
Just who are these warm bodies Isaac Marion is talking about in his book, they surely couldn't be the zombies roaming around after the apocalypse chewing on the leftover humans that have managed to survive?  R is a lonely zombie wandering around an dilapidated airport grunting with his fellow “fleshies” and nibbling on the occasional brain which gives him flashbacks of the deceased’s memories.  The difference between R and his brethren is that he doesn’t really like eating people, he spends most of his time listening to old records in an abandoned airplane and feeling sorry for himself.  Until one day, on a hunt for food, he meets Julie, a real live human girl, who he rescues but only after devouring her boyfriend.  He begins to fall in love with Julie and sets out to show her, and her friends and father, that zombies aren’t such dead beats after all.  Who said the dead lack warmth?

This book would be a great read for any teen interested in post-apocalyptic horror or paranormal romance.  Recommended for ages 13 and up due to the gruesome content.  If you like the book be sure to check out the movie:


Available in paperback, hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.

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