A review by rachaelwinterling
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

4.0

Admittedly, I confused this book with one my dad said he really wanted to read, "All the Living and the Dead," so it took me a while to start once I realized that. Also, because I went to a private school, we never read the classics so I won't be able to compare this retelling to Poe's original script. That said, this book left me disturbed and fascinated. I've recently been on a horror kick lately, and can officially say that this one was one of the better forms of "gross" horror that I have read. The writing was vivid and, at time, grotesque. While the novel was more of a slow-burn, you could tell by the level of detail in the writing that the author did a lot of research. I loved the gothic vibes, the atmosphere, and some of the quotes made me pause and just stare at the wall for a while. I will definitely be picking up other T. Kingfisher novels in the future, he has made me a fan!