6/2/2023 0 Comments Warm bodies book review![]() ![]() But the path of true love never runs smooth, and the unlikely duo soon find themselves caught between R’s ravenous companions and Julie’s soldier father. “I mean, anyone who appreciates a good beer is halfway okay in my book.” R begins to change, redeveloping his ability to communicate, and noticing a physical transformation to accompany his emotional awakening. ![]() Julie, who could have been a simplistic mechanism to drive the book’s plot, turns out to be its most inspired character, inhabiting that odd space between fear and curiosity. And so the weirdest courting in the history of literature begins, as R and Julie spend time together prowling food courts and half-destroyed 747s. R begins absorbing Perry’s memories, which in turn inspire him not to treat Julie like a bucket of KFC. But one day, R chomps down on Perry Kelvin, a teenager whose sole affection is for his girlfriend, Julie. R really is a zombie, carrying the pink brains of his victims back to his communal lair for a snack. ![]() This is “R,” so named because it’s all he can remember. “I am dead, but it’s not so bad,” says our zombie narrator, by way of introduction. A jubilant story about two star-crossed lovers, one of them dead and hungry for more than love.ĭebut novelist Marion hits the pulse of the Twilight crowd with this morbidly romantic look at how affection really feels when your heart beats no more. ![]()
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