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What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

39 reviews

dark_marble_eyes's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This definitely gave me chills! Read with my wife as an audiobook to ring in October, and it was a fittingly creepy read.
T. Kingfisher has a way of writing characters that makes the reader feel as if they truly are being told everything rather than just reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Sexism

ezpressomacchiato's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.5

where to start…

i thoroughly enjoyed this book! i love that it’s short and sweet… it’s the perfect length and i was not bored

i loved the characters, especially Angus and Ms. Potter! and i felt like everyone had enough relevance… i could connect to all the characters and i particularly enjoyed the trans/non-binary representation that is more subtle but definitely there… the pronouns thing kind of resembles neopronouns and was really interesting to read 

the only reason why this isn’t a full 5 star read for me is because i just didn’t find it scary at all… or anything even close for a horror

maybe this is because i love mushrooms? i just felt like most of it was at most mildly unpleasant

that said, i really enjoyed the writing… Kingfisher set up the scenes perfectly and i was deeply immersed in that world

i pictured every single place with detail and felt creeped out by the house and lake as much as the characters

this is a solid read and i think anyone interested will enjoy it

if you don’t like mushrooms or find them particularly disgusting and want a horror that will get to you, this is it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, and War

chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

“Was there enough disinfectant in the world to cleanse the house of Usher?”

Maybe this wasn’t the best book to read while dealing with a stomach bug, or maybe that just made it even better and much more visceral.

I’ll admit, I tend to stay clear of fungus related horror, it truly freaks me out, but after hearing about this book, a kind of re-telling of one of Poe’s classics, I put my fears aside…and my god were they just reinforced. 

I think I might lay off mushrooms for a little while, but I’m already very excited to get into the sequel, What Feasts At Night, and to get to spend more time with the stupendous Alex Easton. 

T. Kingfisher’s writing was gorgeous, and the research that went into the book is so noticeable, it really helps set the scene and lock you into this vibrantly dreadful world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, and War

Moderate: Medical content and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexism and Suicide

kwheelzroxx'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Sexism, Transphobia, and Violence

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.0

I mean, Mexican Gothic did it better, but this still slapped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Sexism and Transphobia

clovetra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

okkkk work! this is my first retelling ive read (that isn’t greek mythology mind you) and ngl i had a good time!

this review will be short as this was literally like 150 pages. short & sweet

i really liked the main character! i think creating a bunch of new pronouns & having the mc not only be nonbinary but use xenopronouns was super interesting.

the story at times felt like it was stagnant and at other times (mainly the end) it was moving too fast, but it’s such a short story idk how this could have been “worked around”.

the ending was intriguing yet lowkey kinda cool? this was a very interesting book in terms of body horror. i’m always drawn to book that include nature in their horror themes, but tbh i think this book is the first ive read to actually “succeed” at this goal.

what else can i say? madeline was really cool esp in the end. miss potter is also a bad bitch and i love her.

idk what else to say except im excited to see where this goes in the next instalment! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexism

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

T. Kingfisher comes in clutch yet again. What a creepy and eerie story. I was in fact quiet scared while reading this. Still love mushrooms but now I'm a bit terrified of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Vomit

riledupryepie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

Short and sweet in a sickly, creepy kind of way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

Minor: Sexism and War

throwback682's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

This is a pretty damn brilliant concept and retelling of Poe’s Fall of the House of Usher. 

It sort of provides a logical scientific explanation for the downfall of the Usher siblings and their ancestral home, but while at the same time making it even MORE creepy. 

What the author did to fill out the character of the narrator was really interesting, I liked kan a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and War

Minor: Confinement, Suicide, and Vomit

There’s hunting as well as other harm done to animals.

tiny_tree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, and Vomit