Fantastic story

Warm Bodies is a fantastic story, and quite unique. I have seen the film and thought I'd see what the book was like. I was surprised how different it was. I would recommend this title.
The only fault is the chapters aren't separated when read aloud which made it difficult for me to stop listening and coming back to it later.

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Alright book. Very badly chosen/cast narrator

The book/story itself was ok. Not amazing or great, but interesting and at times amusing. Storyline took a while to get going and even when it did there were times where the pace was simply too slow - R did too much pondering, but I guess that's a zombie hazard. I've seen the trailer and before reading the book was desperate to see the film, having read the book I am now less enthusiastic.



I've listened to countless audio books, the narrators can be hit and miss, but the narrator on Warm Bodies was particularly appalling. He sounds like an old man and it was difficult to deal with this in relation to R's romance with teenager Julie. He was also too theatrical and his nuances were extremely annoying. Would not recommend the audio - read the paperback instead.

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"Like citrus mist from an orange peel."

A delightful story seen from the point of view of one young zombie, who tells the tale in the first person via his observations and ideas,as his language skills are virtually non existsnt. But he can still think. 'We may appear mindless, but we're not,' even if they, the other zombies, 'do a lot of standing around and groaning,' and ride the escalators several times a day. He has no memory of general history or of his own past, not even his name. He has no idea how long he has been as he is.

Having vicariously experienced another man's growing up and falling in love with Julie, when R. sees her in the flesh, he also loves and wants to protect her. So he escorts her home to the airfield where he and the others in his group hang out, and to the small plane in which he lives, hiding her away with the other treasures he's collected from the past. And somehow he intends to make it safe for her, save her and save the world

Kevin Kenerly narrates with such gentle skill, the emotional content glows through every word and helps transform the dead youth R into someone far more living in many other novels. His presentation is superb. Combined with the quirky characters and bizarre circumstances of the text, this is one extraordinary story of love which brings hope to the world. Suitable for young and old even those who have romance books. Recommended.

Even Better than the Movie

I really enjoyed the movie and happily enjoyed the book even more. The narrator is really good at expressing the characters throughout.

dragged my way to the end

started out interesting enough but the casual sexism grates at you... and the story jumps about a lot with no added value "let's go here... oh no let's go here now... and here we go back where we were.."

Liked the Movie, Loved the Book!

I first heard about Warm Bodies when I watched the movie on TV, I missed the beginning so I was looking for it online when I came across it on audible and saw reviews saying there was more story in the book. I liked the movie so I thought I’d give it a go and after listening to the audiobook, I have fallen in love with it. Loved the story, loved the characters and could fully imagine everything in my head. An amazing book and I would definitely recommend! 🙂.

Miles better than film!

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

Yes this was a great book, not what i was expecting and a totally different ending than any other zombie book

Who was your favorite character and why?

R of course and his development throughout the book, love the concept of zombie development.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not 1 moment just the brilliant development and twist on a normal zombie book

Any additional comments?

From a vile all destructive zombie book which i love by the way, it twists through a nasty way into a love story with a massive twist at the end a really good listen.

Zombie tale with a heart

I loved this book as it was so unlike anything I'd read before. R is one of my favorite characters, so eloquent in his head and frustrated by his predicament and lack of ability to communicate. There was a gentle humour and enough gore that kept me entertained. The pace speeds up as the book goes along but the slow start might frustrate some. I quite liked the amount of time we were given getting to know R's new world though.
The narrator isn't what I would have expected but sounded quite ethereal which I thought suited the pace and tone.