Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

33 reviews

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

bumblebeefarts's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicide, Gun violence, and Blood

schnaucl's review

adventurous 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

3.75

It wasn't for me and that's okay.   I haven't read the story it's based on, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story, but I suspect I wouldn't care for the original either. 

There were things I really liked.  The characters were compelling, particularly Easton and Ms. Potter.   

I would have loved to learn even more about Gallacia. I think the idea of a country with seven sets of pronouns, including one reserved for inanimate objects, one for priests and prepubescent children, one for soldiers and one exclusively for God is fascinating.   And I love the detail about the slight hesitation before using what we would consider traditional pronouns for a child getting a spy caught.  (It has no bearing on the story, it's just  a detail about the history of the country).  I really want a story set in Gallacia some day.

I also liked the doctor, August, and Hob, of course.  

The illustration of the hare in the end papers was pretty cool, too.

Anyway, I don't think it's a book problem, I think it's a me problem. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Terminal illness, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: War, Misogyny, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexism, Vomit, Alcohol, and Gore

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so atmospheric and eerie and I absolutely loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, War, Suicide, and Animal death

Moderate: Gun violence

kuri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

T. Kingfisher is one of the only authors that can make me feel uneasy... and make me want to clean my whole apartment with alcohol from top to bottom 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: War and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide

bdingz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and War