Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

25 reviews

cwu's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Body horror, Mental illness, and Gore

Minor: Suicide

vicwaltz's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical trauma

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

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: War, Suicide, and Mental illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

elliotvanz's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

It takes a lot to creep me out, and even more to make me swear out loud while reading. This book accomplished it numerous times. Kingfisher modernizes this Fall of the House of Usher retelling and manages to surpass the original in both atmosphere and sheer creeping dread. With a non-binary main character that arrives on the scene fully fleshed out and sympathetic, and a setting that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end, the grotesque has never been so engrossing. This perfectly paced slice of horror was gothic at its best. I'll never look a rabbit without suspicion again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, War, Gore, and Medical trauma