Reviews tagging 'Blood'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

68 reviews

terrestrial_river's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, and Death

kk_bonton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: War, Medical content, Violence, Gore, Death, Suicide, Mental illness, and Gun violence

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Murder and Suicide

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

caffeinecrow's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Suicide, Gore, and War

freddybingsu's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Gore, and War

Minor: Suicide and Misogyny

bumblebeefarts's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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: Death, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicide, Gun violence, and Blood

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

So much potential… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Ableism, Body horror, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide

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

Moderate: Suicide, Transphobia, and War

lauramparis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Murder and Fire/Fire injury