Reviews tagging 'Grief'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

95 reviews

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, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

knightreads's review

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

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

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide and Murder

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, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

hunkydory's review against another edition

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: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Grief

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

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

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

bruisedtigers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this. I actively cringed at multiple pages regarding the hares. I do feel like I have to reread the original in context (it’s been years) but on its own this is grotesque and a great read. I did want just a little more punch in the conclusion however. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief

pvbobrien'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Gore

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

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

zghutcheson01's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

This is an amazing short horror story that has enough humor to keep the story human without negating any of the horrors in it. All of the major characters are charming and there's nowhere that I really thought the characters were being stupid for the sake of the novel. There's a good bit of body horror but also some moral dilemmas about the alienness of something.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Transphobia, and War

ravenpuff'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Grief and War