• Warm Bodies

  • A Novel
  • By: Isaac Marion
  • Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
  • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,178 ratings)

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Warm Bodies

By: Isaac Marion
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
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"Narrator Kevin Kenerly helps, too, especially since a large part of the narrative takes place inside R’s head, detailing his thoughts and feelings in an articulate, lyrical way that he’s unable to express via his extremely limited zombie vocabulary. Kenerly’s somewhat hushed tones draw the listener in right away, when R has yet to meet Julie and is instead just one more anonymous member of the undead, shuffling around an abandoned airport and occasionally venturing into the nearest city to feast on the flesh of the living. R’s musings about the end of the world and what it means to be a zombie have a stark and beautiful immediacy, and Kenerly gives them all the power and reverence they deserve." (Josh Bell)

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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.

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“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)

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Standout story and exceptional narration

Where does Warm Bodies rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've listened to about 40 audiobooks at this point, and Warm Bodies is among my favorites, if not #1.

What other book might you compare Warm Bodies to and why?

Unfortunately, none I've found. I will read anything I find that might have the same tone and imaginative story.

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

Perry, narrated in his memories was my favorite performance, but Julie was my favorite character.

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This was by far my favorite narration of any audiobook. I had read the book before listening to it (as I have many of the books I listen to), and liked it, but I was missing out before the narration. Kevin Kenerly brings an understated, steady angst out in the writing that highlighted interpretations and tones that I had not read from the text alone. The book itself is great—imaginative, odd, melancholy yet hopeful—all of which is multiplied by the narration. I've now listened to this book 3 times since purchasing, and I'm eager to go back in for fourths.

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excellent

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This book is definitely worth the read! Great narration and interesting twist on zombie and romance stories. Couldn't put this book down and it kept me smiling the whole way.

I watched the movie first then read this book (like I always do for film adaptions) and I thoroughly enjoyed both. Very small changes were made from book to film that didn't really make much of a difference.

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Loved it

Really great. Had to watch the movie and wasn't too disappointed. What a great way to present zombie love with out the "dawn of the dead" gore.

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Nontraditional take on zombie apocalypse.

When you have read as many zombie apocalypse books as I have,you start looking for something different in the genre. This is different for 3 reasons. First, you get to hear about the zombie apocalypse from the zombie's point of view. Second, it takes place after the apocalypse, not during it. Third, the zombies are capable of being rehabilitated, and there are people who are interested in doing that, rather than simply shooting them. I like this line of thinking much better. This is one of the best zombie books I have ever read.

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meh

cute, average (meaning entertaining and not awful) book about a zombie boy who experiences the memories of another boy as he eats his brains. The memories involve the dead boy's girlfriend, whom the zombie boy decides to protect, thus unintentionally intiating a mysterious "cure" to the "sickness" which presumably results in zombies. The setting is post-apocalyptic (probably the zombie illness - COVID!) and the human colonies are blockaded in stadiums to keep the zombies out. Not sure I'd recommend this even to horror fans, though as I said it wasn't bad. Since we are in October and I only read horror-themed books in this month, this was a natural but, well, a SERIES of FOUR books?! Is it that good? I am curious so will check out the sequel and report back.

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Dark, Silly & Touching

I found this story to be surprisingly bittersweet and endearing. It is a truly unique take on the zombie novel in that it is written from the zombie's point of view.

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Eh.... Just ok!

I was disappointed with this one. Not enough romance. Should have just watched the movie.

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*Giggles*

I love the creativity and fun perspective. The way that your always hearing what R. Is thinking is so humorous. Some people might not get the humor. It's not funny because of awesome punch lines.

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One of my favorite!

I love it. to see the world through a Zombie's eyes. And the character developpement is brilliant.

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Good Zombie Story

Normally I don't read Zombie books, but I liked this one - it was really different than most Zombie stories. Loved the characters!

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