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I can see that Warm Bodies is to be a July book, but I kind of already read it, so here goes my review, for those who are still waiting to get it.

Take note that I read this book like a year ago, after the movie came out. I'm a bit rusty on the details. Oh and if you watched the movie before reading the book, I do need to tell you that the book is WAYYY more dark and depressing than how the movie depicted it as, although Nicholas Hoult makes a very cute R.

I did give the book a 5 star rating, but beware, it may not be for everyone.

Summary:
R is a zombie who's a little different from the rest whom he sees around him in the airport where he makes his home. He not only can feel some form of emotion, unlike the rest of the dead, but he strives to be able to express himself by means of saying a few syllables at a time. Now there are the occasional details that I find strange (view spoiler)[ He finds himself a zombie wife, "adopts" zombie kids as their own for a "family", and if I recall, there's like some scene where his wife and some OTHER zombie guy go at it, even though R and her have "technically" been married (hide spoiler)], but besides that, R's life is described quite in detail in the beginning. It may seem a little slow at first because of this. I had to bear through it for a night. R then goes and meets Julie, a human girl from one of the few surviving human colonies known in the book. She and some of her friends scavenge for food when he and a bunch of zombies come upon them. What would've been a predictably horrible end for the humans turns out to become the start of a remarkable zombie-human relationship. I shall not go much further into the details, as that's where the story really starts getting interesting.

What Stuck Out to Me:
Instead of a regular "What I Loved/Hated" column, I'm going to go with what I remember, as I guess those were important enough parts for me to actually recall after a year. The following MAY contain spoilers...depending on your definition of "spoilers". I try not to ruin anything for your enjoyment, so I'll give you the option to read further whenever you'd like.

(view spoiler)[1) M. He's such an interesting friend. He pops in the story here and there, but I feel he adds flavour to R's part of the story
2) The Boneys. Dang...they're some scary bunch of Dead. Way worse than the typical zombie, like R is. The way this author describes them sometimes gave me the shivers 'cause I read late at night before I sleep.
3) The ending was the most significant thing I can recall. Beware, this is a TRUE spoiler now, unless you don't consider knowing a bit about the ending as a "spoiler".(view spoiler)[Julie's dad is an ass. Like, yeah, he's a general or whatever in the colony and he's been working hard to protect everyone from zombie attacks, but still. He just doesn't listen to his daughter's reasons at all. Or R! Correct me if I'm wrong, as it's been a while, but I totally recall despising this guy with a deep fury as I was reading. But although I despised him, I wasn't wishing him to die in such a nasty way. Ah, hence the unpredictability of Isaac Marion. That's what stuck out to me the most, out of everything. The dad being eaten by a Boney and falling off the roof. What a depressing image. Oh well. (hide spoiler)].
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Overall Recommendation:
I do recommend this book, as my rating shows, but as I said in the beginning, the descriptions are more....detailed than I had initially expected, as I saw the movie first and totally fell in love with it. However, if you could ignore areas that may be a little strange, though it adds to the world building, it's generally a very interesting story that tugs at your insides about what defines the Human Factor, and ultimately makes someone human.

Awesome review!

I saw the movie trailer and pics and think R looked much cuter as a zombie. Thoughts?

Aria-the-fault-in-our-stars_FANATIC-:) wrote: "Awesome review!"

Thank you! I wish I could remember more from it, but it's been a long while so the details are foggy at best.

Just got it from my library :)

Yay yay ^

Just finished it and can't read anything else! I have a book hangover!! Help!

Aww it was that good, hmm?

Andge wrote: "Aww it was that good, hmm?"

yup! I loved it.

Just started it ;)

Loving this

Yay! I'm guessing there's gonna be lots of 4 or 5 stars for this story too :)

im gonna start soon

Andge wrote: "Yay! I'm guessing there's gonna be lots of 4 or 5 stars for this story too :)"

yeah XD

just finished. 4\5

it was a little strange at times, but overall well written. I loved Julie and R and Nora :0 :) 4\5

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just began it

Sam- I never thought I could see something so clearly looking through my third eye- wrote: "just began it"

awesome, Sam. you liking it?

yeah

awesome :)

I liked-
M. he was a good friend and i liked his character a lot.
R. he was really sweet :)
Julie- she is pure awesomeness.

i disliked-
the ending. i thought it was abrupt, luckily there will be a sequel otherwise i would be really annoyed.
Nora- she was irritating.
Julies dad- he was just annoying.
Perry- he seemed a bit... i dunnoo.. just disliked him/.

I thought it was very good. 4\5