Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

282 reviews

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I should start by saying creepy books are not usually my jam.  But since I have been gravitating more towards creepy and dark fantasy, I figured I’d give a shorter book a try.

Oh my!  I came for the creepy grotesque and stayed for the dark humour.  The book is full of beautiful detail and the characters are rich and complex.  I had to put down the book a few times to breathe through the creepiness, but this is exactly what I wanted and needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Violence, and War

sardinita's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

Love a new take on the fall of the house of Usher. I really liked the narrator. The most disturbing parts are painted in such a clear way that you’ll create a full picture that will stick with you for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Gore, Terminal illness, Medical content, and War

Minor: Suicide

cardaisy'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? 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 Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and War

alychee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

SO GOOD. KIND OF DISGUSTING BUT A HORROR SO GOOD AND MYSTERIOUS AND THE TITLE AND AAAHJSKEKD ALSO EASTON IS THE BEST MC EVER A MIX OF FUN, SMART, DIGNIFIED, CHILL, VAN ARE EVERYTHING
you really should read this book if you want something not that scary but unsettling, a bit disgusting but still fun with great characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, and War

Minor: Suicide

ishymuu's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

 This is overall a solid horror novel! The pacing is steady with an incline to the climax of the story! The elements are genuinely creepy that linger with you are it paints disturbing imagery of each terrifying scene. It feels so much like a classic Victorian gothic horror (probably because it is a reimagining of “The House of Usher”) while also bringing in gender diverse representation. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to other horror lovers, especially if you like works of Edgar Allan Poe and other gothic horror stories! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, and War

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

pejms's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Transphobia and War

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

dragonflydecay's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

there was a lot of this that i really liked and some that i didn't. mostly im just very picky about my prose and the protagonist's narrative voice really didn't appeal to me personally (the need for some kind of quirky quip or anecdote at least every other page, if not more frequently, started off endearing but rapidly oversaturated the narration, considering its such a small book). i LOVED the concept and the attention to detail that was clearly put into crafting it, and i think the execution was largely very fun, if a little simplistic (though that vibe again i think just comes down to my personal distaste for the protagonist's narrative/thought process). i also really really liked the way the textual language is used to show the characters mindsets and trains of thought, especially towards the end (the way they address each other reverting to their soldiers' ranks. the constant push-pull towards childlikeness. aughhh <3), including the established cultural context for the neopronouns (though i dont think the overall execution of the pronoun/culture lore was as strongly integrated as it could have been. like. why were the pronouns also being used as nouns to refer to the people who used them). there were a smattering of lines that really really hit hard where they needed to, and im always here for the weird and gross and gothic !! i liked the surrounding characters, and they were all fairly well developed, given the short scope of the book. the mushrooms are the highlight here and i think thats just fine

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Suicide

mya_santiago'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What moves the dead is a new gothic favorite of mine, a retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The fall of the house of Usher’  was nothing less than perfection. A grotesque  horror and a shocking ending that leaves all to wonder what we really know about life,  death ,and our friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, and Blood

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicide