Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

66 reviews

kate_mare's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

This book is the definition of a perfect horror book. The plot coudve been predicted but it turned out to be even worse! The writer described the characters pain perfectly and described details in a perfect way. Definitly a 5 star read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Chronic illness, Murder, Animal death, Death, Medical trauma, Body horror, Violence, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction

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

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

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This novella is a retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher and follows the same broad strokes of that story's plot. This is a horror story and does have some creepy parts, but there's an overall cheerful tone to most of it that makes it a quick easy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Animal death

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Gore, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Transphobia, Drug use, Misogyny, War, Vomit, Violence, and Suicide

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

gquintana's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Animal death, Body horror, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Mental illness, War, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

boglord's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, and Body horror

Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

minervacerridwen's review against another edition

dark mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

I was delighted by "What Moves the Dead" from the start. I love the sarcastic writing style and the characters (Easton, Miss Eugenia Potter, Hob the horse!!!), and the non-binary history is brilliantly integrated. This develops into a properly creepy tale, but I guess that just like with the original "The Fall of the House of Usher", the ending feels a little... too easy? It makes sense for a retelling, of course, but I feel like so much more could have been explored if it hadn't been pushed into the mould of the old classic (mould pun not even intended).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, and War

j_squaredd's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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: Body horror and Murder

Moderate: Gore and War

Minor: Mental illness and Suicide

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

So much potential… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Ableism, Body horror, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide