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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

42 reviews

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

boglord's review

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

schausjk's review against another edition

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a very fun take on the classic (which I hadn't read before this, but have since read). The places where it deviated most strongly make sense to have adapted.  Kingfisher has a knack for the creepy that I find most effective when it's given room for ambiguity. I wish we had been given a little more breathing room to allow that dread to really fester, but it's already a novella length take on what was originally a short story, so I can understand wanting to keep it rather succinct.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Dysphoria

butterymax's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book was a really great, fun read (and quick!) in the week leading up to Halloween. Just spooky and grotesque enough without being distressing (and I’m fairly weak-stomached). I guess it delves into body horror but it wasn’t super intense for me. I wasn’t expecting humor, even, but it was funny, too! I would definitely read again and will be looking into this author’s other works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit

Minor: War, Suicide, and Transphobia

With regards to the transphobia: the characters themselves don’t identify as transgender, but are from a fictional country in which multiple genders exist. The character in question is on the receiving end of some uncomfortable questions, but handles it well, and it is not a major source of conflict.

vaguely_pink'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Transphobia, War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, and Vomit

pvbobrien's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, War, Transphobia, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

_autumn_'s review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, War, and Violence

schnaucl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It wasn't for me and that's okay.   I haven't read the story it's based on, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story, but I suspect I wouldn't care for the original either. 

There were things I really liked.  The characters were compelling, particularly Easton and Ms. Potter.   

I would have loved to learn even more about Gallacia. I think the idea of a country with seven sets of pronouns, including one reserved for inanimate objects, one for priests and prepubescent children, one for soldiers and one exclusively for God is fascinating.   And I love the detail about the slight hesitation before using what we would consider traditional pronouns for a child getting a spy caught.  (It has no bearing on the story, it's just  a detail about the history of the country).  I really want a story set in Gallacia some day.

I also liked the doctor, August, and Hob, of course.  

The illustration of the hare in the end papers was pretty cool, too.

Anyway, I don't think it's a book problem, I think it's a me problem. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Terminal illness, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: War, Misogyny, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexism, Vomit, Alcohol, and Gore

icedcoffeeandbookss's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I can’t put into words how much I loved this book. The characters, the plot twists, world building, everything about this book kept me on the edge of my seat. I had to put it down several times to digest what I was reading, so I didn’t read it in one sitting but definitely could’ve. Please read this if you like eerie, gross but cool stuff in your books. UGHHHH READ THIS BOOK ITS SO GOOD. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, and War

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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 Animal death

Moderate: War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Medical content, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Gore

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury