Series and Book #: none
Pages: 239
Summary:
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, but he has 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 blast of color in the dreary and gray landscape that
surrounds R. His decision to protect her will transform not only R but also his
fellow Dead, and perhaps their whole lifeless world.
"Who is she, this girl? What is she? She is everything. Her body contains the history of life, remembered in chemicals. Her mind contains the history of the universe, remembered in pain, in joy and sadness, hate and hope and bad habits, every thought of God, past-present-future, remembered, felt, and hoped for all at once."
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, page 222
R can't articulate his thoughts. This gives us more insight into R personally. He doesn't say much, because he can't, and so all we hear are his musings on the world around him. He's a very insightful person. Seemingly unlike his zombie comrades, R has some human consciousness about him. His relationship with Julie isn't immediate. Thankfully Julie has some reservations before she starts anything romantic with R. R, unlike Julie, can't seem to get her out of his mind. But for entirely different reasons. R is finally feeling something. Its an interesting pairing, although Julie's father being the head of a whole armada against the undead is a little tired.
Some of you may know that Warm Bodies was adapted into a movie. As far as I've heard, it was pretty good. I would recommend reading the book if you'd be more interested in R's philosophies. I think Hollywood spent more time on R's romance with Julie.
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful book. Isaac Marion's perspective on being undead was interesting. There aren't many novels that take a look at what its like to be a zombie. Warm Bodies isn't exactly Walking Dead or Zombieland. R is a likeable main character. I definitely would read this again, no question.
The Cover: So cool! The dark landscape says something about the dark world R's living in, while the beautiful red scarf shows his final shred of humanity, still clinging to him after all this time.
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