Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

159 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

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

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

aspyd05's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

Creepy and eerie! Has that patent T Kingfisher sense of humor and Sensible Main Character. Perfect for the start of Autumn reading if you save horror books for Halloween season and want a warm up scare

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Transphobia and War

tofuwater's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.5

Good retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Creepy and modernized. Like with zombies, you end up never fully trusting that they are actually dead for real dead. Psyche is never the same (if you were really living out the story of these characters).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

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

nicolesbookreviews'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror and War