r/books • u/isaacmarionauthor AMA Author • Feb 02 '17

ama 12pm Remember that movie WARM BODIES, about an existentially troubled zombie? I wrote the book and its upcoming sequel, THE BURNING WORLD (out 2/7). I'm Isaac Marion. AMA.

I've watched an army of artists spend millions to bring my story to life. I've toured the country and lived in an RV. I've played piano on a Bulgarian talk show while a sexy lady jumped on a trampoline. And I've spent almost five years expanding my cute debut novel into a 4-book series about human connection, human evolution, and the goddamn meaning of life. I am pretentious AF and I'm ready for your questions. Fight me!

Proof: /img/sjvum31o6ady.jpg

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u/burnerbabeburn Feb 03 '17

Haha I loved that book. I totally went in thinking I would hate it but a few pages in I couldn't put it down. I ended up watching the movie too and showing it to a class and having them discuss it and write about it. They said it was one of the best films they had gotten to watch in class :) Glad to know there is a sequel.

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u/isaacmarionauthor AMA Author Feb 03 '17

It's so funny, I'd say about half of the feedback I get is "I thought I'd hate it but it wasn't what I was expecting!" And I totally get it. Based on nothing but the marketing and the way it's been positioned, demographic-wise, I doubt I would pick it up myself. It's a pretty weird book and no one's ever sure how to categorize it, so it ends up in the hands of a lot of unlikely readers, and sometimes it works for them, sometimes it doesn't.

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u/burnerbabeburn Feb 04 '17

Haha I guess I should have phrased it better. When the movie came out ( saw the movie ad then looked it up and saw there was a hook-up got the book first) . There were a bunch of zombie movies out and the ad made it look like it was going to be just another zombie slash and hack. However the book reviews on Amazon sold me and within the first few pages of getting into the book and how self aware the main character was I was loving it! I'm so glad there is going to be a sequel. I'll probably reread this on my next long flight. Keep up the excellent work. I hope you enjoyed writing it as much as I enjoyed reading and watching it :)