Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

A Queda da Casa Morta by T. Kingfisher

62 reviews

booksthatburn's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

WHAT MOVES THE DEAD is a retelling of Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher", which I waited to read until after I'd finished the retelling. This was a good decision, leaving me room to enjoy what the novella actually does rather than waiting for the scant events from the original story to play out. The cast of characters is larger and significantly more developed than in the original, which is good. The particular fungal incursion is resolved, but as this gets a sequel I doubt the problem was handled once and for all, merely suppressed in this particular instance. 

Things I love, in no particular order: the way pronouns and gender are used; the appearance of a relative of Beatrix Potter, who was a children's writer/illustrator because of sexism precluding her from illustrating botanical texts; the way the discovery of the cause is approached; how creepy the hares are.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma

oliver_thorne's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Transphobia and War

dizzyizzyy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Suicide, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit

perifairy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Absolutely loved this book.  Easton is a really endearing main character and this is a delightfully creepy retelling of the Fall of the House of Usher.  I keep thinking about Madeline and the rabbits and I feel myself shiver.  I'm very excited for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Gore

Minor: Transphobia and War

Main character does not face transphobia on page, just alludes to experiencing it in the past. Book as a whole is very thoughtful on the characters own gender, and gender within the fictional culture

bibble_kingly's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Minor: Transphobia

aparker89's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

taylormoore's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Medical content and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Transphobia and War

softanimal's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and War

Minor: Sexism, Transphobia, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jackie_marion's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia and War

aetherkids's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: War

Minor: Transphobia