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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

147 reviews

cluelessavian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and War

skillyillian's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

I thought it was pretty good and I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook! I got the second one bc I liked the main character very much, although I feel like the whole book has kind of a low-key vibe. The mystery feels more like there's secrets behind sheer curtains, rather than locked doors, if that makes sense. Even the urgent parts didn't feel wildly urgent, although kingfisher has an absolutely excellent way of describing things that gave me the heebie-jeebies a few times. Even if it didn't get my heart pounding, I still got the "eugh that's so gross I love it" and that for me was one of the best parts. It's very visceral and I think that makes up for the pacing. A good book if you like something slow and spooky that creeps up on you as you read, instead of jump scaring you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

miniingrid's review against another edition

dark funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book but it wasn't perfect for me. 

This book is vibey and atmospheric, feeling like a gothic classic horror for the majority of the novella. 

The horror ramped up at the end and was grotesque, but the pacing was a bit slow for me leading up to that. I really like this overall length for a horror story though, but I wanted more horror overall. This novella is based off of the short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe and I felt like it elaborated well on the original while adding something new and fresh. I really appreciated the discussion related to a non-binary character and the fictional history associated with that character's backstory, but it didn't have much bearing on the story, if any, so it felt a little irrelevant in such a short novella. I'm hoping that comes into play more in the next book! In general I really enjoyed all the characters and found them interesting and human. 

If you're looking for a horror novella that might creep and gross you out at the very end, with phenomenal writing and interesting characters, this one is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: War

godfrina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I have never read Poe's original.
This retelling, however...if you weren't scared of the effects of mold in your walls, you will be thinking about it afterwards.
Atmospheric, gothic, fast-paced horror story! I'd recommend a read on a gloomy Saturday in November, get cosy, get creeped out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

cranshrooms's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I DEVOURED this book on a rare day off. Like an animal. And I [censored] loved it. I have loved EAP since I was 8, and this scratched an itch I didn't realize I still had. I loved how the author brought in a discussion of new pronouns, gave them valuable and compelling cultural context, and then also made it relevant to the horror!! Wow. Wow. Loved it. The writing style was very Poe meets Doyle meets 2015 Tumblr user and it was absolutely perfect. The science and horror melded perfectly. I'm going to be a freak about this book for some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Terminal illness

purplepenning's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Ahh, T Kingfisher, inspiring me to read out of my comfort zone and into the world of classic haunted houses, creeping dread, and

zombifying fungi

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This *just* passes my personal Doctor Who/Star Trek measuring stick of tolerable horror (i.e., I can tolerate science fantasy stories that are as unsettling as the scariest episodes of those shows as long as they're also creative, interesting, thoughtful, contain endearing characters, etc.).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

Body horror:

possession, zombie, undead

karthnemesis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Gore, Grief, Murder, and Dysphoria