Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

129 reviews

hedsek's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to like this but I couldn't with the writing style. Why is the main character so annoyingly aware of the (modern) reader? It feels very anachronistic and kind of took me out of the book a few times. I also really did not enjoy the snarky dialogue and all the random stereotyping about different nationalities, which is like 1/3 of the dialogue. There's also a few times where it is super clear what we're supposed to figure out as the reader but the author still pretends it's mysterious only to drop it at the end of a chapter like it's some huge plottwist, especially

the thing with Madeline walking like the hare

. I'll be reading the original story as well, the book did get me curious. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, and Medical content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexism, Cursing, Misogyny, Suicide, and War

autonomous_lass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Suicide

rachng's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

winifred_k22's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Body horror, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

megan_harper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Animal death

whimsylee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

Obsessed. The quick witted gender nonconforming protagonist is an absolute delight. I will happily venture into the unknown with kan again and again. The dark gothic fungi infested mysteries of this book broke a spell of artists block for me that had gone on for over 6 months. Highly recommend if you enjoy fungi, dead things, rotting houses, and gothic mysteries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Suicide, Alcohol, Vomit, Terminal illness, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Dementia, and Eating disorder

bookyanna'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

An interesting take on horror against the backdrop of a classic gothic setting. I really enjoyed Easton, and appreciated the inclusion of a central non-binary/gender neutral character. There were moments of true horror to make your skin crawl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide, Dysphoria, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness and Misogyny

binch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

This was a phenomenal read. Tense and gripping, with just the right amount of horror to turn your stomach while keeping you turning pages. I picked it up and did not put it down until I finished.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

jadeyfish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

Slow for the first chapter or two, but pushing through was definitely worth it! Creepy and entertaining until the end :) 

I read along with the audiobook and I think that helped with the somewhat dense writing! Made it a more enjoyable experience overall !! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

yogomagpie'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

4.0

This is my second book by Ursula. Her writing had a grip on me from start to finish. It’s short, taking only about 2 hrs to read according to the Libby app, but those 2 hours were incredibly rich. She illustrates characters and scenes in a way that reads like a movie in my mind. I do wish it was paced slower at the end. As others mentioned, it did feel a bit rushed, with the solution to the problem a bit too conveniently available.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Death, Medical content, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide