Scary, funny, and surprisingly poignant, *Warm Bodies* is about being alive, being dead, and the blurry line in between. R is having a no-life crisisβhe is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, bu
Warm Bodies: A Novel
β Scribed by Isaac Marion
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster;Atria Books
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 732 KB
- Edition
- 1st Atria books hardcover ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
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, noidentity, 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 stragely sweet relationship with the victim's human girlfriend. Julie is a blast of color in the otherwise dreary and gray landscape that surrounds R. His decision to protect her will transform not only R, but his fellow Dead, and perhaps their whole lifeless world.
Scary, funny, and surprisingly poignant, Warm Bodies is about being alive, being dead, and the blurry line in between.
Review
Elegantly written, touching, and fun. (Audrey Niffenegger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife )
Dark and funny. (Wired )
Warm Bodies is a terrific zombook. Whether you're warm-bodied or cold-bodied, snuggle up to it with the lights low and enjoy a dead-lightful combination of horror and romance. (Examiner.com )
About the Author
Isaac Marion was born near Seattle in 1981 and has lived in and around that city ever since. Deciding to forgo college in favor of direct experience, he dived into writing while still in high school and self-published three terrible novels before finally hitting his stride with Warm Bodies, his first published work. He currently splits his time between writing in Seattle and hunting inspiration on cross-country RV trips. Visit IsaacMarion.com.
β¦ Subjects
A Novel
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