Book Review: Warm Bodies by Issac Marion

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About this book:

Rating: Amazing

Pages: 240

Released: October 28th 2010

Published by: Vintage

 

Synopsis:

"R" is a zombie but he's different from other zombies: he dreams. One day, whilst out hunting for food, he meets Julie. For reasons he doesn't understand he doesn't want to eat her. R suddenly finds himself wanting to protect this strange girl and from then on they find themselves in a strange relationship. Together their breaking the rules and to stay together they must fight...

 

First Line:

"I am dead, but it's not so bad."

 

 

Review:

I throughly enjoyed this book. From it's unique plot to the witty yet thought provoking writing, I just loved it all. Who would have thought I'd be taking the side of a zombie? R is an amazing character, he builds his world so clearly that it becomes almost real. I especially loved the way he questioned every aspect of his post apocalyptic world, making you see it from many different views so you are constantly changing your perspective. As for Isacc Marion's writting...it was out of this world fantastic. 

The only thing I didn't like so much was the ending. It was sort of antic climatic for me. I didn't really understand what happened with Grigio and the Boney's - maybe I read it to quickly and got confused... The jury's still out on the ending.

All in all I really enjoyed this book much more then I thought I would (zombies aren't really my thing). And I'm so pleased to have it as part of my collection.

 

Recommended Audience:

Anyone who loves fiction set in post apocalyptic worlds, or anyone who likes zombies.

 

Bout of Books 8.0 Wrap-up

So Bout of Books 8.0 has come to a close and it's time for the last update/wrap up. Bout of Books is definitely an experience I would recommend to avid readers. It has done wonders for my reading slump, and even though I read less then I thought I would it has rekindled my passion for reading. Which, if truth be told, was my biggest factor for taking part in the Bout of Books readathon in the first place. 

An added bonus to this experience was meeting and interacting with new like minded individuals that I hope will now become friends. Since doing Bout of Books and filming my progress (badly) over this past week, I have discovered what a fantastic community the world of booktubers, book bloggers and avid readers are out there. It was an unexpected yet very much delightful discovery to make. 

If you didn't catch my videos, here is my finally stats:

Books finished: 2

Books started: 4

Pages read in total: 1250

Books I aimed to finish: 6 

Total pages I aimed to read: 2553

Number of back up books read: 0

Number of challenges: 2 

Overall, not what I planned to accomplish but it is a lot more then I've read in ages so I'm happy. I will definitely be taking part in the next Bout of Books. 

Bout of Books 8.0

In a bid to get out of this reading slump that has plaguing me for what seems like years, I've decided to take part in Bout of Books 8.0.


Bout of Books 8.0 is a read-a-thon that started on this blog. The read-a-thon actually started today (19th August) and will finish this Sunday 25th August. If your reading this and wishing you could take part, don't fear! You can still join in the rules to sign up are here.

"The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 19th and runs through Sunday, August 25th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 8.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team"

So far I've already read one of my six potential books, so its working already!

I've been Twitting a lot over the past two days, and I've meet/talked to some very nice new people and I'm hoping I can make some friends from this whole experience. If you want to join the Twitter party feel free just tweet with the hash tag: #boutofbooks.

I hope you feel inspired to join in!

Sarah