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Oct 27, 2011

Lucy rated it:

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Jun 21, 2011

Wendy Darling rated it:

What makes us human? Is it merely a collection of living flesh and tissue and bone, or is it also consciousness and memory and feeling? R, the young zombie who narrates this novel, isn't really sure. But after meeting Julie, a human girl he impulsively saves and hides away in an abandoned plane, he begins to experience thoughts and feelings that he'd forgotten he'd ever had.

Warm Bodies is a wistful love story that is creepy, sad, sweet, and disturbing in equal measure. The notion tha More...

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May 24, 2011

Maja rated it:

This was a big surprise, though not entirely a pleasant one.

Try imagining the most disgusting relationship in the history of mankind. Are you done yet? Need some help?

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Now multiply that feeling of disgust by ten. Or even better, by a hundred. Oookay. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty nauseous here.

If you’ve got it, try thinking of a way to make that feeling and that relationship adorable. You heard me! Ad More...

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Jun 21, 2011

Isamlq rated it:

R and Julie’s story is probably the strangest, creepiest, yet sweetest and most hopeful thing I’ve come across in ages. You see, WARM BODIES is a zombie romance, literally. Instead of the expected survivors falling for each other given the end of days shtick, we have an actual zombie love story. The concept had me questioning would I buy it? Or better yet, would Julie? Even if the background was not as clearly explained as I want it to be, MAN, would I like to pick the brain of the person behi More...

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Sep 22, 2011

Book Chick City rated it:

Originally posted on my blog: Book Chick City.

I was quite skeptical, as well as intrigued, when I was sent "Warm Bodies" to review. I would never have imagined putting "zombie" and "romance" in the same sentence. I assumed the putrid decomposition of flesh and the eating of brains would have been a bit of a turn off.

After reading the first page I didn't know whether I would be able to take this book seriously: a zombie romance? And with quotes l More...

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Jan 30, 2012

Soumi (in love with PUCK) rated it:

I used to avoid any zombie movies or novels before reading Warm Bodies Well I still believe zombies are creepy but this book shook my thoughts upside down. This book taught us about being human. Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus, a human body is constructed of flesh and bone with warm blood flowing through our artery and vein, our heart beats at 60/RR interval in seconds. Then why are we so different from these living dead zombies??? Because we have feelings, we smile when we More...

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Dec 30, 2011

Heather rated it:

I fell in love with a zombie. There, I said it out loud and I’m not embarrassed. Isaac Marion’s novel, Warm Bodies, is a romance. Yes, a zombie romance! Now before you all get grossed out on me, hear me out. In this author’s post-zombie apocalypse world, you first meet R. R isn’t your typical zombie that shuffles around mumbling “Braaaaaiiiiiiinnnnnnssss!” until he stumbles upon his next meal. You step right into R’s shoes. In this world, zombies are dead (of course), and they are really reduced More...

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Jan 25, 2012

Bonnie rated it:

3.5 stars

What a truly engrossing and original novel. This will be my first of many zombie novels I have read where the story was told from the zombie, or ‘R’s’ point of view. This introduces the concept that zombies are more than the black drooling, grunting and groaning un-dead that they’ve been portrayed as in typical zombie novels. “It disquieted me at first, but it’s against etiquette to notice when one of us dies. I distracted myself with some groaning.” Zombie etiquette? Alread More...

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Oct 08, 2011

Rachel rated it:

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I finished this book awhile ago, but I've been avoiding writing my review. The only reason I can think of is that I really don't want my first read glow to go away. You know that time after you read a really spectacular book when you're just sitting around, thinking about how wonderful it was and going over passages you loved? I think I've been doing that for two weeks now. Every time I think about Warm Bodies, I wonder at how good it was.

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Sep 12, 2011

Becca rated it:

Reading the summary of this book originally had me pulling the same face as I do when I read the summaries of all the modern 'supernatural romance' novels that have sprung up since Twilight has infected the world.

I regret ever pulling that face. I really do.

I wish I could eloquently express all the reasons I loved this book. It's heartfelt and beautiful and I've got sticky tabs on every few pages marking quotes that I need to write up. Through the sprinkling of dry humour More...

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Jun 24, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

How dare you Mr. Marion? How dare you write this awesome story about a being that I have feared, screamed bloody murder and covered my eyes over, and wrote off ever being able to accept as a creature worth embracing and wanting to see succeed? You sly dog, you!

Can I just be an honest pussy for a moment? My first encounter with zombies was with Michael Jackson's Thriller dancers. And guess what? Even though I love that video and all that awesome sauce choreography, and will continue More...

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Oct 30, 2011

Joy (joyous reads) rated it:

R is not your cookie cutter zombie. Sure he still likes to chomp on the living’s flesh and snack on some fresh human brains. But what separates him from the rest of the pack is that he seems to be a bit more conscientious and sentient than the others. He hates killing people—though he likes to eat them. He listens to the crooning of Frank Sinatra and enjoys the thrill of an escalator ride. Somewhere inside of him, perhaps in his still heart that hasn’t ticked for God knows when, or some dim corn More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Prangon rated it:

I love zombie books and movie. I was sure that I knew everything there is to know about Zombies, mainly how to kill them! Most importantly ONE thing I was sure about that zombies don't talk or think (rationally) or do anything other than look for human Mac and mumble uhnnnnnn. After reading Warm Bodies, Isaac Marion changed my mind through the voice of R.

Warm Bodies, is told from R's point of view. And he is the hero. Who is R? R is a zombie. I know right? I was skeptical too when I More...

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Jan 02, 2012

Daniel rated it:

I guess the first thing I feel the need to comment on is the fact that I read through this book so quickly, or at least, it felt like it. It's a nice, easy read with a good flow to it. Once I started reading I found it difficult to put this book down, and finished it in just two short sittings. Yes, it's not a particularly long book, but still I think this is a record for me.

To begin with we see R, the zombie. He wants to eat your brains, and when he's not doing that he'll just r More...

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May 17, 2011

Megan rated it:

Warm Bodies is a zombie love story, told from the zombie’s point of view. It would make an excellent short story or novella, but even at a mere 241 pages Warm Bodies runs a little too long. All of the action, excitement and terror happen in the beginning of the novel, and about midway through it becomes clear which direction the story is headed. So from that point it’s a slow, kinda boring read to the end.

Not to imply I didn’t enjoy this book. Isaac Marion has some interesting ideas More...

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Dec 26, 2011

Loni rated it:

When I got an email request asking if I'd like to review Warm Bodies, I have to admit I was very skeptical. The synopsis sounded interesting and even though there was the mention of 'eating brains', I was still intrigued. Since I've never read a 'zombie' book before and not being sure if I'd like it or not, I decided that I’d give it a try. I didn't want to say, "No, zombies aren't for me." before I even gave the story a chance.
So I started the first page, and then the second More...

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Dec 16, 2011

Aubrey rated it:

R is his name, and the story is told from his mind...his perspective. The catch is, he's a zombie. His name is "R" because that is all he can remember and pronounce of his name. Otherwise, his memory is pretty much wiped. Warm Bodies tells the story of R, his struggles as a zombie, and how the story gets both complicated and intriguing when he begins to fall for a human. He begins to have feelings for her and thoughts once he eats a young boy's brain and sees that boy's life. Then ever More...

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Jun 15, 2011

Katie(babs) rated it:

One of the most creative and inventive books on the zombie myth I've read. I chuckled a few times as R, the zombie narrator ponders about his new ho-hum undead life and find love in the process.

Anyone who enjoys reading zombie fiction will want to pick up this one. It's a dark comedy that has a nice romance as well, even though the girl he falls in love with grated on my nerves. She was a big whiner.

And, I wouldn't end up sleeping next to a zombie just because he saved m More...

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Jul 04, 2011

Anne Nikoline rated it:

Why you should read Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion?
1) Isaac Marion is really great at writing.
2) You don't get the typical zombie story. This one is original.
3) Everybody can mange to read 241 pages.

Go. Read. It.

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Aug 06, 2011

Larry added it

Wow. This book totally caught me by surprise. I don't know whether it's because I'm a complete and utter sap, or because I've been recently enthralled by books populated by vampires and zombies and werewolves and other visions of a dystopian future, but I absolutely LOVED this book. I read it in a little more than a day and now I'm sad that it's over.

In a future in which most of the world has been destroyed by wars and plague and riots, very few humans still exist, and they are hunkered down in More...

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Feb 19, 2012

Maggie rated it:

A full disclosure: I've never been quite sure what to think of zombie stories. Call it squeamishness: despite my love of Battle Royale, movie gore makes me nauseous and panicky, and book gore isn't much better. Call it a struggle with the straight-up allegory: sure, I get what moviemakers and writers are trying to say, but I've always thought there were better ways to say it. Zombie parody is easier to take - Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead are among my all-time favorite comedies - but it's all More...

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Feb 03, 2012

Mary rated it:

Well, I read somewhere out there about this being made into a movie and some Twilight haters just ranting about how f--- lame was to make a Zombie fall in love with a human and that Twilight has ruined everything in their lives and whatever and this was going to dot he same with zombies. You know, the same old story of haters.

I decided to give a shot and read it after I saw it on the promotional shelf on the public Library (No way I am spending MY money). And I took it home and I read More...

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Jan 20, 2012

Angie rated it:

I have to admit that I almost didn't finish this book. I was about 50 pages into it and I had an internal debate about whether I wanted to continue reading. The part of me that doesn't like to leave books unfinished won. Am I glad I finished it...sure. It wasn't a horrible book; it just wasn't one of my favorites.

Warm Bodies is basically a zombie love story. It is told from the point of view of R a zombie who eats the brains of a young man named Perry and absorbs his life force (bec More...

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Jan 16, 2012

Eva rated it:

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Jan 15, 2012

Ellen rated it:

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Dec 28, 2011

Stef rated it:

When I found Warm Bodies, I was unable to put it down. I was a fan of zombies in general before but this book takes my appreciation to another level. 'R,' is, of course, a zombie but somehow possesses more humanity than any other character. Though he cannot even manage more than a few broken syllables at a time in his undead state, the book allows you into his mind which is bursting with beautiful, romanticized thought. 'R' is eloquent, witty, thoughtful. He may be dead but he's so incredibly hu More...

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Dec 22, 2011

Anna rated it:

R is both a zombie and a romantic hero. And it's played straight. And you know what? It works. It shouldn't, it should sound absolutely ridiculous, but Marion has created such an engaging and sympathetic character in R that only two pages into the book, you're rooting for him. The voice is first person present, which helps, and it helps more that R's thoughts are expressive and articulate even when he can't manage much more than a grunt. And well, let's face it, whether you've ever been a zombie More...

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Dec 08, 2011

Crystal (Elegantly Bound Books) rated it:

At first Warm Bodes really confused me. What I thought I knew from the synopsis was wrong and from its classification in the horror genre, I thought it was going to be scary. It's definitely a very gory book! The whole concept is that zombies cannot remember their lives from before they’re infected. Even though they don’t have any memories left, they live together in family like communities. They take care of the elderly and the children and the men go out hunting for fresh meat and bring it More...

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Dec 08, 2011

Sonia rated it:

Solitamente non leggo horror.
Con certezza posso dire di non aver mai incontrato uno zombie. Non mi riferisco ovviamente alla vita reale, ma a quella cartacea, televisiva, cinematografica. Io sono una fifona, ve l’avrò già detto altre volte, e con gli zombie non mi sarei mai trovata a mio agio. La sola parola mi fa paura. Perciò, alla tenera età di 35 anni, ho finalmente conosciuto il primo zombie della mia vita, il giovane e inaspettatamente dolce R.
Eh, sì. Questo romanzo potrebbe farm More...

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Nov 28, 2011

La Stamberga dei Lettori rated it:

R non ha un nome: ricorda solo la propria iniziale, ed è già tanto. Pensa, ma non riesce a elaborare le proprie meditazioni in più di tre parole consecutive. Ha fame, e si nutre di carne umana. Ha una moglie, ma l'ha scelta casualmente. Ha dei bambini, ma sono adottati. Non ha bisogno di dormire. Presumibilmente è morto rdi recente, perché ha quasi tutta la carne attaccata alle ossa. Difficile dirlo, perché della sua vita passata non ricorda nulla: R fa parte della sterminata schiera di coloro c More...

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