Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher

18 reviews

shadowspinner's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Minor: Gun violence 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

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

ellenigrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and War

kk_bonton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: War, Medical content, Violence, Gore, Death, Suicide, Mental illness, and Gun violence

mossgoblins's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Very interesting premise and nice execution! I finished this slim book in a day and thoroughly enjoyed its chilling mycological atmosphere. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, and Chronic illness

schausjk's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a very fun take on the classic (which I hadn't read before this, but have since read). The places where it deviated most strongly make sense to have adapted.  Kingfisher has a knack for the creepy that I find most effective when it's given room for ambiguity. I wish we had been given a little more breathing room to allow that dread to really fester, but it's already a novella length take on what was originally a short story, so I can understand wanting to keep it rather succinct.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Dysphoria

sunny_bumblebee's review against another edition

mysterious

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence

vaguely_pink's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Transphobia, War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, and Vomit