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A review by livsinbooks
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
5.0
At 37% I predicted my review. “It was a fun time”. Which is my review for a lot of books but this truly did feel like a 5 star for me. Retelling or not, I would have enjoyed this as I truly don’t recall much outside of the basic premise of Poe’s. The relationships felt more fleshed out and everyone had the vibe they were supposed to have with consistency which I find is hard to do in the horror books I’ve been picking up lately.
The original they did not feel like they were ever friends. They did not feel like they really knew each other at all. I do remember that. And even in this one it’s like — sure it had been a long time — but you serve in a war with someone whether you’re friends or not you’re comfortable around them. You’ve been literally in the trenches with them. This book does not have this AT ALL. The connections made are genuine. Prejudices are withheld and exasperated even in times of stress because OF COURSE they are. Even interactions with minor characters are exactly what they need to be.
That’s another thing about this book. It did what it came to do — nothing more, nothing less. I am 100% satisfied after starting this book and I do believe from a technical standpoint this may be my first true five star read. I will have to consider the score but if it’s not, it’s goddamn close.
Read this book, please. It’s good and fast and entertaining.
C 10
A 10 although there is a lot of overuse of the world gloomy
W 10 loved it so much more than Poe sorry that’s probably offensive to some but get wrecked I guess
P 10 there were questions. There were answers. There are interpretations.
I 10 I loved the narrators voice and I really enjoyed legit everything so yeah. Nothing I’d rather be doing right now.
L 10 sounds crazy right?
E 10 yeah buddy this is my first 70/70 5 star
The original they did not feel like they were ever friends. They did not feel like they really knew each other at all. I do remember that. And even in this one it’s like — sure it had been a long time — but you serve in a war with someone whether you’re friends or not you’re comfortable around them. You’ve been literally in the trenches with them. This book does not have this AT ALL. The connections made are genuine. Prejudices are withheld and exasperated even in times of stress because OF COURSE they are. Even interactions with minor characters are exactly what they need to be.
That’s another thing about this book. It did what it came to do — nothing more, nothing less. I am 100% satisfied after starting this book and I do believe from a technical standpoint this may be my first true five star read. I will have to consider the score but if it’s not, it’s goddamn close.
Read this book, please. It’s good and fast and entertaining.
C 10
A 10 although there is a lot of overuse of the world gloomy
W 10 loved it so much more than Poe sorry that’s probably offensive to some but get wrecked I guess
P 10 there were questions. There were answers. There are interpretations.
I 10 I loved the narrators voice and I really enjoyed legit everything so yeah. Nothing I’d rather be doing right now.
L 10 sounds crazy right?
E 10 yeah buddy this is my first 70/70 5 star