Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

86 reviews

jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

Subtly creepy until it becomes incredibly creepy with a main character I love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Incest and Vomit

katyiswriting's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

magikorbert's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

this is such a great retelling of Usher and gives a lot more background and information about what is happening to the Ushers. amazing main character, love kan so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness and War

Minor: Suicide

moxiereads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

meganlovespancakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this take on Poe's classic, the mystery of Madeline's illness and the lively personality of the narrator kept me glued to the page. I don't usually go for horror but I love Kingfisher's fairy tale-type work so much that I'm reading all her stuff, and I enjoyed this one a lot. Her protagonists are so real, and very informed by their lived experiences, and Alex is no exception. I read it in one sitting (on a plane), it's a quick little page turner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit and War

loss of control over one's body

there is a fungus taking over the bodies of animals and humans

ataegina's review against another edition

dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: War

readerfromtheblacklagoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

klsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was really fun! Spooky, creepy, fungal. Kinda gross. I loved the pronoun and gender system. T. Kingfisher is a gem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

terrastrial's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Okay maybe in hindsight i wouldn't give this a 5 star, I'll see how it settles. But in the meantime, I LOVED THIS!! This was my first real horror read and the fact that it was gay, atmospheric, funny, and about mushrooms just hit all the right notes for me. I listened to erie spooky instrumentals while reading and it just made it such a peak experience. Thank you T. Kingfisher, and thank you @caricanread for reccomending them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic