Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

36 reviews

bookedandbusy'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? 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

dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and War

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, War, Gun violence, and Cursing

bookishbutch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War and Gun violence

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

I’ve seen plenty of books that claim they’re gothic novels and not live up to the name but this retelling of the Fall of the House of Usher truly lives up to the creeping dread and atmospheric horror which a gothic novel should. Couldn’t recommend this read more for the stunning descriptions and the characters that jump off the page. The house itself even is a character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Suicide