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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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chelslynn5's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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bookboxbabe's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

i mean, it’s alright i guess.

i wasn’t spooked or anything but i had no idea it was a retelling of edgar allan poe when i picked it up, which is on me i admit (i don’t like eap)

regardless, the book was boring.

not bad, not good, just blah. it was quick which is why i finished it in one sitting, but i just didn’t care about anything that happened.

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and fungus? really? alright then, i guess that’s the hill we’re dying on.

the only character i hoped lived and that i actually liked was hob. yes, the horse. he was the only good person in here.

this would work well as a short film or movie i think. the vibes were there and it would’ve been more eerie and creepy in film form.

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ilaxaria's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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anastasiamakes's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

This is definitely more on the horror-end of Kingfisher's work (which it doesn't pretend not to be!) and I just found some of the body horror a bit much for me. Not an issue with the book itself, just not for me. Still had the balance of darkness and humour that I've enjoyed in her other works.

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brooketreads's review

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

“The dead don’t walk.”

I enjoyed the concept of fungus moving the dead. I enjoyed our MC Alex, I just feel - beyond being a soldier - we didn’t really get to know them. I wanted Maddie to be ok. The male characters just all blended together for me. They all felt like the same person. Also, I wanted this to be spookier. The book is short and fast paced, so maybe that’s why I didn’t feel the spooky vibes. I do feel like this would make a good movie though.

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