The New Hunger
The New Hunger, (Warm Bodies Series, Book 2), by Isaac Marion
Blurb:The end of the world didn’t happen overnight.After years of societal breakdown, wars and quakes and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. Then came a final blow no one could have expected: all the world’s corpses rising up to make more.Born into this bleak and bloody landscape, twelve-year-old Julie struggles to hold on to hope as she and her parents drive across the wastelands of America, a nightmarish road trip in search of a new home.Hungry, lost, and scared, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brother’s sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.And in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. Who is he? What is he? With no clues beyond a red tie and the letter “R,” he must unravel the mystery of his existence–right after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly...So this book actually takes place before Warm Bodies which to me seems a little redundant, though it was a good read it didn't actually reveal much that we didn't already know. Despite that, I really enjoyed this book, especially the parts about Nora and Addis. I love Isaac Marion's style of writing, the dark humour but also the way he describes some things so beautifully using imagery that never would have occurred to me.I seriously can't wait until February for the next book and I desperately want to know more about that happened to Addis - that ending almost broke my heart and this book has made me even more desperate to hear more about Nora and M!My favourite quotes from 'The New Hunger':'Nature is hungry. It is ready to take back what the man stole from it by living.''... she has seen more nightmares come true than dreams.''She has no destination, or even a direction. She is making them walk because motion is the only plan she has. Because stillness is death.''It's a strange feeling, being judged by a child. He's seven years old; where the hell did he get a moral compass?''Just because they made us doesn't mean they are us.''... don't waste bullets on other people's problems.''How could I have known my choices mattered?''... ending his brief foray into the world of unbroken people living unbroken lives.''When a corpse tells you how to live, do the opposite.''Life is only fair for the Dead, who get what they want because they want nothing.'
Blurb:The end of the world didn’t happen overnight.After years of societal breakdown, wars and quakes and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. Then came a final blow no one could have expected: all the world’s corpses rising up to make more.Born into this bleak and bloody landscape, twelve-year-old Julie struggles to hold on to hope as she and her parents drive across the wastelands of America, a nightmarish road trip in search of a new home.Hungry, lost, and scared, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brother’s sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.And in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. Who is he? What is he? With no clues beyond a red tie and the letter “R,” he must unravel the mystery of his existence–right after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly...So this book actually takes place before Warm Bodies which to me seems a little redundant, though it was a good read it didn't actually reveal much that we didn't already know. Despite that, I really enjoyed this book, especially the parts about Nora and Addis. I love Isaac Marion's style of writing, the dark humour but also the way he describes some things so beautifully using imagery that never would have occurred to me.I seriously can't wait until February for the next book and I desperately want to know more about that happened to Addis - that ending almost broke my heart and this book has made me even more desperate to hear more about Nora and M!My favourite quotes from 'The New Hunger':'Nature is hungry. It is ready to take back what the man stole from it by living.''... she has seen more nightmares come true than dreams.''She has no destination, or even a direction. She is making them walk because motion is the only plan she has. Because stillness is death.''It's a strange feeling, being judged by a child. He's seven years old; where the hell did he get a moral compass?''Just because they made us doesn't mean they are us.''... don't waste bullets on other people's problems.''How could I have known my choices mattered?''... ending his brief foray into the world of unbroken people living unbroken lives.''When a corpse tells you how to live, do the opposite.''Life is only fair for the Dead, who get what they want because they want nothing.'
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