Reviews tagging 'Grief'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

50 reviews

charla_t's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Murder, Medical content, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, War, Gore, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

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

kimberlyswalters's review

dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Gore, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Chronic illness, Medical content, Murder, and War

Minor: Grief

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Transphobia

Minor: War, Murder, Vomit, Body horror, Grief, Alcohol, and Suicide

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

jqmnew'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

4.0

A really interesting story with a mystery that grips you until the end. The moments of realization for the reader and the characters were delightful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Death, Grief, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

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

knightreads's review against another edition

dark funny informative mysterious medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, War, Violence, Suicide, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

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

hunkydory's review

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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