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crownoftamriel's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
I read What Moves the Dead and was pretty bored. I guess I wanted "more" from the spooky/horror category. Welp, this absolutely delivered.
My first reaction after putting it down was "...what the ever living duckaroni did I just read." and that I have to tell everyone about it. 1. The main....issue in this book is one of my irrational fears so that did not help. 2. Yes, it's strong teen boy energy because it's a boy scout troop, which is a little annoying but that's the point. Teen boys are annoying lol. Pretty stereotypical choices for each of the characters. 3. I adored the inserts of the court cases and observations. I love that stuff. I want backstory. I want a conclusion. I needed that evil.
This is just...wow, gross and graphic. I felt it started a little slow and then suddenly I couldn't put it down. According to my kindle, from around the 35% mark was when I just straight up binged this to completion in maybe a day.
I think I may have overkilled on the content warnings, but I felt that what I listed is touched up on (I didn't realize there were categories of content warnings until I made the list so I'm not editting it). This book made me gag and gasp in the ways it was supposed to..I think I may read another horror book, especially by Nick Cutter.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
mothmaam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A group of boy scouts get stranded on an island after a strange man wanders into their camp. Their scout leader, Tim, is the local doctor and tries to help the man.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Bullying and Vomit
jvr1210's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
thedocument's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Torture, and Pandemic/Epidemic
poucks_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence
laura_et's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Self harm, and Medical content
Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia
lexx_reads's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
alexlouise97's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
sosocrafty's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Torture, and Vomit
rosaelia's review against another edition
- 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
I dropped (not DNF'd; I'll pick it back up eventually) Cows for this one. And boy oh boy, am I glad that I did.
I grew to love
The ending was somewhat confusing, though?
Anyway, it was a fabulous read! Sort of a slow start once it focuses on the boys, but it was very worth it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cursing and Vomit
Minor: Excrement and Alcohol