It's books like this that really really make me wish that I could do half star ratings. This book is definitely somewhere between a 4.5 and a 4.75 star rating.R was fascinating. Watching his slow transformation was absolutely fascinating. I loved how in the beginning you completely felt the monotony of riding the airport escalators. Despite such beautiful prose Marion did a superb job portraying the gruesome and thoughtless aspects of being a zombie. He didn't seem to hold back, at times the wording would actually make me feel a bit sick. I loved the concept of why the Zombies went for the brains. And how they derived energy from eating human flesh.I thought that the relationship between R and Julie was touching and sweet. Julie was spunky, but also a bit of a mess. But the real beauty in the love story in this book was that you got to watch it develop through R. His voice was so strong, but also vulnerable. Even though he was a little bit gross, he made you love him.There were a couple things that I had a hard time with. There was alot of back and forth that I thought was unnecessary. Things that were stated but didn't seem to have any bearing on the story at all.It doesn't really matter though because regardless of 2-3 personal issues, this was a really great book with a really great message. Definitely well worth reading and I look forward to others by this author.
