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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

49 reviews

butterymax's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was a really great, fun read (and quick!) in the week leading up to Halloween. Just spooky and grotesque enough without being distressing (and I’m fairly weak-stomached). I guess it delves into body horror but it wasn’t super intense for me. I wasn’t expecting humor, even, but it was funny, too! I would definitely read again and will be looking into this author’s other works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit

Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, and War

With regards to the transphobia: the characters themselves don’t identify as transgender, but are from a fictional country in which multiple genders exist. The character in question is on the receiving end of some uncomfortable questions, but handles it well, and it is not a major source of conflict.

vaguely_pink'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Transphobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

pvbobrien'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

_autumn_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and War

schnaucl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

It wasn't for me and that's okay.   I haven't read the story it's based on, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story, but I suspect I wouldn't care for the original either. 

There were things I really liked.  The characters were compelling, particularly Easton and Ms. Potter.   

I would have loved to learn even more about Gallacia. I think the idea of a country with seven sets of pronouns, including one reserved for inanimate objects, one for priests and prepubescent children, one for soldiers and one exclusively for God is fascinating.   And I love the detail about the slight hesitation before using what we would consider traditional pronouns for a child getting a spy caught.  (It has no bearing on the story, it's just  a detail about the history of the country).  I really want a story set in Gallacia some day.

I also liked the doctor, August, and Hob, of course.  

The illustration of the hare in the end papers was pretty cool, too.

Anyway, I don't think it's a book problem, I think it's a me problem. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, and War

icedcoffeeandbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I can’t put into words how much I loved this book. The characters, the plot twists, world building, everything about this book kept me on the edge of my seat. I had to put it down several times to digest what I was reading, so I didn’t read it in one sitting but definitely could’ve. Please read this if you like eerie, gross but cool stuff in your books. UGHHHH READ THIS BOOK ITS SO GOOD. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and War

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Body horror

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

aardwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Remember the Fall of the House of Usher? I mean, in broad strokes, maybe. There's not terribly much to it. Mostly a brief burst of atmosphere and a muddled bunch of gothic moaning. Now instead there's a cranky, sensible, middle-aged person around to tell people what to do. You can turn anything into a T Kingfisher book that way. Good times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail