Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

442 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

mgpalpha's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide

daniellekat's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

I love vivid, descriptive horror so this was perfect. Equal parts disgusting and spooky, I especially loved the intelligence behind the horror elements. I'm a fan of Kingfisher's writing and am always impressed at how quickly she develops the world building. I was unfamiliar with the original work this is based on but that probably helped me enjoy this more. My only drawback was that I thought the ending was a bit boring. All in all, definitely a new favourite from Kingfisher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical content and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

demievrything's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

 Ich kannte die Vorlage für diese Nacherzählung zum Lesezeitpunkt noch nicht (das habe ich danach sofort nachgeholt), trotzdem war ich begeistert. Die Stimmung ist schaurig und düster, die Charaktere so kurios und geheimnisvoll verschwiegen. Alles dreht sich um Pilze und die merkwürdige Krankheit im Hause Usher. Selten gruselt es mich so sehr, wie in den letzten Kapitel diesen Buches. Perfekte Herbst-Grusel-Vibes!
Für mich war es der perfekte Einstieg in die Bücher von T. Kingfisher, denn ich werde nun auf jeden Fall mehr von ihr lesen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

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

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: War

Minor: Gun violence

abelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Animal death, Death, Murder, and War

eyebrightt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Minor: War

saltyair_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I have never read The Fall of the House of Usher, so have no real basis for judgement on the retelling aspect. 

Taking it for what it is, I enjoyed this story. It was quick and entertaining. Atmospheric, gothic vibes abound. Creepy fungus and weird little hares? Sure. 

I don't know if this will stick out to me in the future or whether I will continue with the series. I did pick up a book of Poe today for a more critical comparison. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, and Murder