Sally B. (sallybalboa) reviewed on 1/17/2014 + 7 more book reviews

Warm Bodies is not what I expected it to be, in the best way possible. I expected the book to be hostile to zombie culture for the main character R to be very critical of himself and all his fellow zombies. However, I found the book to be sensitive, intelligent, and funny. There wasn't any hard core zombie slaying expect for a few isolated incidents that were justified. Most of the zombie killing was done by the R, which was amazing.

R is not like his peer zombies, he is conscious of himself as a once upon a time human being, a soul, and maybe more then what his outer shell is. His one problem is the hunger that drives him, driving his to his humanity's salvation Julie. The girl who's boyfriend he just ate could be the one to help come back to at least semi-human. As the story goes on we find out Julie has her own scars and regrets just as R does. And together these two misfits may be able to save the plague cast upon the world, with the love or force they will prevail.

At times the story slows down from its ability to make everything ponderable and takes a look at life inside of the stadium, one of humanity's last refuge areas. In these moments we see what we don't want to see, ourselves and what we would do in the situation and its so real its almost cringe worthy. There will defiantly be so squirming as you read these parts, where Perry, the boy R ate shows us what life is like now, from his memories that he and R now share.

A recommended read to any zombie fan, or any fan to anyone who wants a new perspective on the definition of humanity.

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