Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

5 reviews

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I honestly just wanted to read this before re-watching the movie so I could compare the two. From what I remember of the movie, it's a relatively faithful adaptation with some streamlining of the plot and world and some character changes I think to make things more conventional for a YA dystopia film of the time. In the book, R is very reflective and poetic in his internal monologue. There are a lot of philosophical musings about life and humanity. I admit that sometimes I did skim through these parts. There are many dark subjects discussed by the characters, but what happens during the course of the story is fairly tame apart from some quick violent scenes. Do check the content warnings, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

kiwii091's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, and War

cyanr's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The books are a product of its time. I’m glad I opted to listen to the audiobook instead of reading it; I heard the ellipses of the zombie speak gets tedious. On the downside, listening to a man do a blaccent for a female character felt uncomfortable. It didn’t feel racist or like it was meaning to be offensive it just felt off. 

So many people may take issue that the zombie cure is literally love.

This book is extremely cheeseball and many people could have predicted that. I like when zombie media doesn’t take itself too serious and when there is

a cure

so I’m biased. 

The main love story is a bit wonky. I felt like I got to know R very well and Julie. And that R got to know Julie well through the organic interactions, but I felt that Julie hardly knew R. Most of his monologue takes place in his head since his zombie speech is lacking. 

This is still a cute teenager romance book. They actually talk like teens and I still felt a sense of danger. The zombie “culture” felt silly but in a fun way. I would recommend to any teen readers who were interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

Minor: Self harm

Julie calls M, one of R’s zombie friend a fat fuck the entire book. Julie also has self harm scars and talks briefly about having sex as a form of self harm. Perry is hinted at being suicidal and okay with dying.

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Self harm, and War

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia and Self harm