Warm Bodies

A Novel

By: Isaac Marion

Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

R is a young man with an existential crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he has dreams. His ability to connect with the outside world is limited to a few grunted syllables, but his inner life is deep, full of wonder and longing. After experiencing a teenage boy’s memories while consuming his brain, R makes an unexpected choice that begins a tense, awkward, and strangely sweet relationship with the victim’s human girlfriend, Julie.

Julie is a blast of color in the otherwise dreary and gray landscape that surrounds R. His choice 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 explores what happens when the cold heart of a zombie is tempted by the warmth of human love.

©2011 Isaac Marion (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“I never thought I could care so passionately for a zombie. This story stayed with me long after I was done reading it.” (Stephenie Meyer, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Twilight series)

Good book great Movie

The book dragged in spots. Overall it was very enjoyable. I would recommend this book to people that like zombie stories.

Awesome

I read the book after seeing the movie and finding that it was based off a book. First let me comment on the narrator, HELL OF A JOB! The narrator did an outstanding job at doing the varying voices, along with zombies who were slowly becoming human. Now about the book itself. The idea is a really original and well thought out one. I love the bits where the zombies get the flashes of the peoples lives when they eat their brains. It brings a whole new context on zombies. I like that the romance with R and Julie blooms so slow and beautifully. I like how the author was able to turn R walking around an airport for the first several chapters into a detailed explanation of who R was. The parts with Perry and R in R's thoughts were really neat too. i loved the book alot. Definitely recommend this book.

so beautiful

I loved this book so much it broke my heart and healed it to the moon and back so much love so much blood so much better then you think

Great Narrator, Decent story but slow.

What did you love best about Warm Bodies?

Isaac Marion is a killer voice actor.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Less introspection?

Which character – as performed by Kevin Kenerly – was your favorite?

Whatever the black chic's name was and M.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Nope.

Any additional comments?

The only thing reviewers really should post is their love and hate list so you know who to listen to.

Love:Author Robert Cormier, Author David Sedaris, Author Augusten Bourroughs,Laura Hillenbrand. Book The Gargoyle, The posionwood bible, memoirs of a geisha, the help, water for elephants, The five people you meet in heaven, Ghost boy, The great book of amber, UNBROKEN (all time fav), A midnight clear...you get the idea.

Books I hate: A million Little pieces (or tiny or whatever). Here is my impression of that book, are you ready? This and that and this and this and he and she and and and and. Dear God the whole thing is one giant run-on sentence. 50 shades of sad horny housewife. The "author" could have been a 13 year old boy. Wicked. I bought this excited to read it, it is covered in dust after I couldn't force myself to read any more.I think I left off on the witch going down on the scarecrow or something.

Audible Books I love: World war Z (Alan Alda is in it!) Girl at the end of the world (best audible book i've heard and I wish it was a series) The body of Christopher Creed (Even though the narrator doesn't get teenage colloquialisms) Ghost boy, Warm Bodies (GREAT narrator but almost boring plot. No buyer's remorse though)

Audible Books I HATE: Following Christopher Creed. The narrator is horrible, just horrible. No segway from one character to another, all voiced the same without so much as a change in inflection. Can't follow along. The curious incident of the dead dog. Good narrator, horrible overkill of tangents designed to create empathy for the main character's disability.The entire plot, if written without the gaps of pages long tangents would be maybe 3 pages. Bad Games. Here is a QUOTE from this 5 star best seller "There was one undeniable truth (they) couldn't deny..." Need I say more? If that doesn't make you want to call the editor then ignore everything I have said, you and I have no business.

Lastly, my guilty pleasures audible books: The cat who series by Lillian whatever whatever. The books are stupid, the author tried too hard to show versatility in her writing and ends up being transparent in her overuse of a thesaurus, the narrator does a good job with different voices but rushed dialogue and the cat worship makes me roll my eyes BUT these are like meatloaf with gravy or macaroni and cheese. You know they are bad but they are so comforting and cozy you don't care. These are great insomnia listens. I hope that helps

Good enough story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

It's a good, easy listen and has some entertaining parts. I didn't love it, but I don't feel like I wasted my time.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the way the author illustrated the mental and emotional struggle of R.

Did Kevin Kenerly do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

The narrator did a decent job differentiating the characters, but he kind of whistles his 'S's and sometimes it gets pretty annoying. I'm not sure what makes someone who does that decide to narrate an audio book or who in their right mind hired him, but it was a little distracting and I had to stop listening a couple of times.

Stellar Narration and a Unique Story

It was intriguing seeing the world through the eyes of the zombie rather than a survivor. Kenerly does a masterful job of narrating the gray world of a zombie without becoming monotone or boring- a tough task I'd think! I love R but I have to admit one of my favorites is M , a zombie who takes macho to the grave and beyond. Kenerly also does a great job of narrating the strong female characters without sounding too falsetto. This is a book I've come back to listen too more than once and I will probably listen again. Give it a shot because it's well worth the chance.

Interesting...but not all that grabbing

Any additional comments?

It's a very interesting concept and the writing is good. However, it's really though to suspend the disbelief. He has all of these thoughts and feelings like that of a very intelligent and introspective human; but he can't read or speak? I just never really was sold on the whole concept so wasn't all that into the story.

A Terrific Zombie Book

This story was like a zombie 'Romeo and Juliet.' I liked the lead character zombie, R. I also liked the living girl, Julie. The story was very entertaining and fun to read even though I never really read Zombie stories. Perhaps I liked it because the zombie, R, still had some human qualities. This story, however, is quite unique and is well written

The narration by Kevin Kenerly was perfect!

awesome book

this book was way better than I thought it would be at first I was hesitant because even though I thought the movie was good I didn't know how the book would be. I am so glad I took the time to listen to it it is a very good story full of mystery romance and the human condition if that's the right way to put it. the author did a fantastic job on the characters building up each one enough that you can get a clear picture of who they are and where they're coming from. every time I am done reading a book that spawned a movie I always find myself saying how much more I liked the book instead of the movie. and again I find myself saying that I love the book more than the movie. especially in this case I almost felt as if I was listening to a completely different story. a story that was spun together in a much better fashion then the other. when people ask me what I thought of a book I always have to add that no matter how much I liked it people are all different and we all have different tastes but besides that my personal preference on what I thought of this book. was that it was very good and well put together at the end of the book I found myself wishing that there was more to listen too. some stories you wish would never end this is one of those books that in my personal opinion I wish when on for a lot longer. so I will leave my review at this and say I thought it was a great book if you like this sort of thing definitely give it a try it is worth it!!!

Quick and Easy But Movie Better

While I usually like Teen books, this was too simple and predictable. It is a quick read and entertaining. Buy it on sale.