How did I forget to write about this little gem of a book? I read
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion sometime in 2012 before the movie came out in February 2013—a Meredith recommendation. I loved this book. I fell in love with the zombie who fell in love with a human girl after eating her boyfriend's brain. I loved the clever dialogue and quirky situations the characters found themselves in. The subtle writing style is respectful of the unusual subject matter and helped me to identify with the motivations of the characters.
The movie had some good points but was mostly disappointing. It's more difficult and a little jolting to translate such a crazy plot into a visual medium, I think. There were some funny and touching moments in the film, but it was also quite heavy-handed and grim.
I suppose that's to be expected in a movie that pits zombies against uninfected humans!
