Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

7 reviews

meliacartin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

the narration made it feel too cheeky to be a true horror book but the descriptions of the underground children were so creepy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Fatphobia

emmalaya's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Fatphobia, and Religious bigotry

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Grief, Racism, and Child abuse

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Cursing, and Abandonment

Minor: Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Drug use, Murder, Stalking, and Grief

cwerber's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Violence, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness and Body shaming

I liked this book.the first 3/4 felt slow but ramped up in the last quarter of the book. I enjoyed it and would like to see more of Gail, Hermes, and Edith.

kay_chan's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

I need Kingfisher to just make all of these short novellas into series. I love them dearly! Always want more. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Child abuse

kaitieg97's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

T. Kingfisher is such a good visual writer, I've read "What Moves the Dead" as well, and they are both incredibly immersing, which is why I'm so sad to give this book such a low rating. The ending felt weird with

Gran Mae the Rose Monster, The Underground Children, Gail and Hermes being angel/vulture/witches

, too many twists that I felt were unnecessary. I don't think Kingfisher knows how to write endings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Body shaming, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury