Reviews tagging 'Injury/injury detail'

What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher

51 reviews

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Injury/injury detail, War, Animal death, Body horror, and Murder

joy_ong's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Animal death, and Body horror

superiour_medium's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Non-binary person with gun who tackles a mysterious illness maybe related to some nearby strange fungi? Yes please. Last of Us meets Fall of the House of Usher 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and War

sammirosewater's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Death, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Torture, Terminal illness, Violence, and Stalking

professor_jango's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Chronic illness, Medical content, Suicide, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, and War

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

While I didn't feel like this book was on the same level as The Twisted Ones or The Hollow Places, I still really enjoyed it! I love Kingfisher's classic horror retellings. Her style is horrifying, but also witty and fun. Absolutely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexism and Suicide

sourkiwi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A great short read! I purchased the physical copy because I loved the cover so much. As a fan of EAP, this is an awesome retelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Death, Animal death, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Gun violence, War, Injury/injury detail, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury

alliebliterary's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Injury/injury detail, and Body horror

catinseas's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really liked this retelling. I think it was an interesting exploration of the original story. The mystery aspect was kind of easy to guess but I didn’t mind that.  It was cool to see the characters figure out what you’ve already put together. I really thought that the way the mysterious aspects of the original were explained was also cool. However I thought the ending was a little anticlimactic and rushed. Overall it was a good short read I’d recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Body horror, Death, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

Minor: Mental illness, War, Murder, Injury/injury detail, and Medical content