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Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies, #1)
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bookshelves: zombie-problems, amnesia, end-of-days, horrors, kidnapped-hostage, romance, shelf-14, funny, young-adult, paranormal-rom
Jan 21, 2013
bookshelves: zombie-problems, amnesia, end-of-days, horrors, kidnapped-hostage, romance, shelf-14, funny, young-adult, paranormal-rom
Opening Line: “I am dead, but it’s not so bad. I’ve learned to live with it.”
I absolutely loved the first half of Warm Bodies. Meeting "R" was just a joy, I mean he's hilarious in an unassuming and very undead sort of way and I can't say that I've ever read anything quite like him or this before. Dubbed a "Zombie romance" my initial thought was come-on how the hell is that going to work? I mean ewww but it does, in an innocent and sweet sort of way.
We meet "R" in an airport hangar, riding the escalator up and down (when the power is on) and doing pretty much nothing the rest of the time. He has no name, no memories and no pulse, but lately he has been feeling a bit different from his fellow dead, having thoughts and dreams and speaking with more than 6 syllables.
One day R and the rest of his groaning, stumbling hoard go out for lunch in the city and its there that he meets Julie. Julie is different and for reasons he can't understand, he decides not to eat her but to save her and take her back to his place. (he does however eat her boyfriend and his delicious brain begins to change everything)
So Julie and R get to know each other and the plot takes on a bit of a Romeo and Juliet vibe as the "Boneys" (evil leader zombies) don't like this arrangement. Julie and R decide to go back to her place (a survivor city in one of the sports domes) but that's not exactly a great idea either. Julie’s dad wants to kill him and the makeup he's forced to wear keeps coming off, plus he still can't walk or talk very well but he is changing, slowly coming back as something new.
It was about here that the story lost me a bit. It just seemed to lose its sense of humour and get a little out there for my tastes, as the two worlds collided and a new future was born. I enjoyed the vision of the world inside the dome but R’s connection with Perry and all his dreams lost me. The Boney's didn't make much sense either and it just kinda went into fantasy land, not that a zombie romance isn’t there to begin with. Can’t wait to see the movie. Cheers
424jb3.5
I absolutely loved the first half of Warm Bodies. Meeting "R" was just a joy, I mean he's hilarious in an unassuming and very undead sort of way and I can't say that I've ever read anything quite like him or this before. Dubbed a "Zombie romance" my initial thought was come-on how the hell is that going to work? I mean ewww but it does, in an innocent and sweet sort of way.
We meet "R" in an airport hangar, riding the escalator up and down (when the power is on) and doing pretty much nothing the rest of the time. He has no name, no memories and no pulse, but lately he has been feeling a bit different from his fellow dead, having thoughts and dreams and speaking with more than 6 syllables.
One day R and the rest of his groaning, stumbling hoard go out for lunch in the city and its there that he meets Julie. Julie is different and for reasons he can't understand, he decides not to eat her but to save her and take her back to his place. (he does however eat her boyfriend and his delicious brain begins to change everything)
So Julie and R get to know each other and the plot takes on a bit of a Romeo and Juliet vibe as the "Boneys" (evil leader zombies) don't like this arrangement. Julie and R decide to go back to her place (a survivor city in one of the sports domes) but that's not exactly a great idea either. Julie’s dad wants to kill him and the makeup he's forced to wear keeps coming off, plus he still can't walk or talk very well but he is changing, slowly coming back as something new.
It was about here that the story lost me a bit. It just seemed to lose its sense of humour and get a little out there for my tastes, as the two worlds collided and a new future was born. I enjoyed the vision of the world inside the dome but R’s connection with Perry and all his dreams lost me. The Boney's didn't make much sense either and it just kinda went into fantasy land, not that a zombie romance isn’t there to begin with. Can’t wait to see the movie. Cheers
424jb3.5
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Reading Progress
January 21, 2013
– Shelved
January 31, 2013
– Shelved as:
zombie-problems
June 21, 2014
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Started Reading
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
amnesia
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
end-of-days
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
horrors
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
kidnapped-hostage
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
romance
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
shelf-14
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
funny
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
young-adult
June 23, 2014
– Shelved as:
paranormal-rom
June 23, 2014
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Finished Reading
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I loved the movie. Like you said, very sweet.
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I loved the movie. Like you said, very sweet.
Jacqueline wrote: "I loved the movie. Like you said, very sweet."I'm very curious to see this now, how they portray the Boney's and the superdome city.
Great review Buggy! I watched the movie, it was cute. I mean even R is kinda cute for a zombie lol:D
Louise wrote: "Great review Buggy! I watched the movie, it was cute. I mean even R is kinda cute for a zombie lol:D"Thanks Louise, I'm super curious to see this movie. I think the guy they got to play R was a good choice
