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A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

23 reviews

axel_p's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative medium-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

I love bugs.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

clarabirdie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

leeghlee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Medical content, Mental illness, Dementia, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Stalking

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was so fun- is cozy horror a thing? The main character was hilarious and relatable, and I found myself laughing out loud a lot. There were definitely creepy elements, and I really didn’t know where the story was going, though in retrospective it was a well-thought-out storyline. I enjoyed the cast of characters and their depth. I wish that there was more horror, especially for the first 3/4 of the book, but there were horror elements throughout, I just hoped for more. I think more horror earlier in the book would have helped the pacing a little bit. This is a great intro to horror, though I could see that some people may still be really spooked by it. I listened on audio and loved the narrator *except* for their Phil voice. Overall, this made me excited to read other stuff by the author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Drug use, Cannibalism, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual content

emmonsannae's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such an excellent quick read! The plot was a catch from minute one, the pace is quick but not rushed, and the characters are a delight. What really makes this story is the narrator’s voice and personality—she is so real, deadpan, and well rounded as a character, and she really sells the story. It was so refreshing to have a narrator for whom being fat is a prominent characteristic while not being a consuming or a worrying one (her being an entomologist was a huge bonus).  If anything, I feel like the book could have been a little longer with a little more lead-up to the ending—I wasn’t completely sold on the resolution, but I think I might have been with some more buildup. This is a minor qualm. A great spooky October read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Fatphobia, Death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Blood

purplepenning's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Cursing, Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked the creepy and mysterious beginning more than the action packed end. The narrator is very funny and relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body shaming, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Racism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Body horror, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Classism, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Murder, and Racial slurs

cadence99's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I really really enjoyed this book- creepy and familiar all at once. First of all my heart was so full having a fat main character. I also felt as if the author did a fantastic job of capturing the way in which anxieties manifest themselves in these kind of family dynamics. My one complaint is that I wish the ending twist had been more clearly tied into the underlying themes of the book, it was still deeply creepy, but felt a bit detached from the spirit of the rest of the story. But despite that minor grievance, this book is still one of the best I’ve read this year. I’d definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Dementia, Alcohol, and Child abuse

leguinstan's review against another edition

I was excited to read this because I like T. Kingfisher as an author and I do love me some southern gothic literature but... this was sooo friggin BORING!! The pace is molasses slow and I was not remotely spooked. This is the first time I have ever DNFed a work by this author :(

I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU T. KINGFISHER WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!!!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Racism

If you're extremely squeamish about insects you should probably not read this. As for the fatphobia warning the main character is subjected to fatphobia and talks about fatphobia A LOT. But I don't think the book itself is fatphobic.

plantgaljill's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Dementia, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and Stalking