When I first saw the trailer for “Warm Bodies,” I was stoked. It takes a different approach to the zombie rage going on, and it looks funny. I had no idea that it was a book until I checked someone out over winter break at my job back home. “Warm Bodies” by Isaac Marion is one of the cuter zombie stories circulating in the literature and cinematic world.

Anyone who has seen the trailer probably can sum up what the movie and therefore the book are about. R is a zombie, but he’s not a regular zombie. He rides elevators, lives in a jet, has deep meaningful thoughts and listens to Frank Sinatra. One day he goes with his zombie brethren on a raid for food, and he comes in contact with Julie.

He kills her boyfriend and eats his brain to have his memories. It makes him feel alive. When he sees Julie in these memories, he knows he couldn’t do anything to hurt her. He ends up taking her back into the zombie infested airport where he lives, so he can keep her safe. She reluctantly becomes tolerant of R, and eventually that leads to friendship. Everyone knows that the friendship will lead to love.

From watching the trailer, it seems like the movie adaptation will be possibly word for word from the book. They seem to have R’s personality down pretty well. The relationship between Julie and her father is important in the book, and there are pivotal scenes in the trailer from the book that I’m excited they put in.

The downside to movies is that there are always changes. Most changes piss me off on a level that no rational person would ever take it to, but since I’m a book lover, it bothers me. The only changes I’ve noticed in the trailer is R is supposed to be in a suit. In the trailer he also describes himself as a sort of slacker, but in the book he infers he must have been a young professional. They probably changed this because they trying to hit our generation for an audience. Since this change is vital to the story, it doesn’t bother as much.

I recommend reading this book. It’s short, sweet and R is downright adorable. I give it three and a half stars. Be on the lookout for the sequel to this book. There’s no title or release date, but there is a definite green light for it. Check out the trailer for the movie here.